Gumley v. Gumley

This was an action based on a foreign judgment to recover $36,421.89, plus interest and costs.

The case was tried as a consolidation of plaintiff’s request for summary judgment, and defendant’s motions to dismiss and to strike.

The trial court found for the plaintiff on the following facts:

The parties were married on January 22, 1958 in Manassas, Virginia. As a result of differences, they separated in 1970, and lived separate and apart since that date. On May 19, 1972 the parties were divorced by a decree of the Supreme Court of New York, County of Westchester, Divorce Action No. 319. Although…