Legal Opinion

Jones v. . Jones

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 28, 1888PublishedCited by 76 opinions

Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered upon an order made October 30, 1885, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a decision of the court on trial at-Special Term. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.

This action was begun in May, 1882, by publication of the summons, but before it was tried the defendant had obtained a decree of divorce in Texas, in a suit commenced by her in that state against her husband, this plaintiff, by the filing of a petition July 28, 1882, and the service on the husband, a resident of Hew York, at the city of Hew York, of a copy of the petition and of the citation in the action, which decree was by supplemental answer in this action, pleaded as a defense thereto, and this defense having been sustained by the court below, the plaintiff has appealed to this court.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Thompson v. WhitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  2. Harkness v. HydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
  3. Borden v. FitchNew York Supreme Court · 1818
  4. Cheever v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  5. Starbuck v. MurrayNew York Supreme Court · 1830

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3Cited by76 opinions

  1. Haddock v. HaddockSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Krause v. KrauseNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  3. Finsilver, Still & Moss, Inc. v. Goldberg, Maas & Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
  4. Fischer v. FischerNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  5. Glaser v. GlaserNew York Court of Appeals · 1938

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