Pieretti v. Seigling

The complainant and the defendant, who were wife and husband, became seized, as tenants by the entirety, of a house and lot in Lyndhurst in 1927, and there they made their home until 1941, when they established separate residences and rented the property. Late that year, complainant obtained a divorce from defendant.

A master has reported an account between the parties and the case is before me on the defendant's exceptions. The purchase price of the property was $2,800, none of which was paid by the defendant. Complainant paid $1,000 out of her separate estate at the time of the conveyance…