Poss v. Poss
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Frank E. Poss, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the New York Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 27th day of August, 1914, denying his motion to vacate an order herein directing the payment of alimony pendente lite.
1Opinion of the Court
McLaughlin, J.:
This action was brought to procure an absolute divorce. After issue had been joined the defendant moved for alimony and counsel fee. The motion was granted, and the appellant directed to pay $2,000 counsel fee and, during the pendency of the action, $500 a month alimony. The answer put in issue the allegations of the complaint that the defendant was guilty of adultery. Issues were framed and the matter was sent to a jury to determine whether or not the defendant was guilty. After a trial lasting several days a verdict was rendered in favor of the plaintiff, finding the…
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