Legal Opinion

Pearson v. . Pearson

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 10, 1920PublishedCited by 45 opinions

Appeal from a judgment entered June 9, 1919, upon an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court at a Trial Term without a jury. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtPound, J.

This action is brought by wife against husband to recover from the latter the sums which the former claims to have expended out of her separate estate between April 1, 1915, and the commencement of the action, in discharge of his obligation to provide her with the necessaries of life suitable to her condition. (DeBrauwere v. DeBrauwere, 203 N. Y. 460.)

While the action was pending the defendant began an action against plaintiff for divorce in the state of Nevada on the ground of extreme cruelty. She appeared and defended the action, denying the allegations of the complaint and setting up…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. De Brauwere v. . De BrauwereNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. Harding v. HardingSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Kennedy v. . KennedyNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  4. M'Cutchen v. M'GahayNew York Supreme Court · 1814

3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Hessen v. HessenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Lewis S. RosenstielCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
  3. Glaser v. GlaserNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  4. Smith v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  5. In Re the Estate of JohnsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1950

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