Legal Opinion

Petkovsek v. Snyder

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 10, 1998No. Appeal No. 1Published

1Opinion of the Court

—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly determined that petitioner failed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that respondent committed a family offense as defined in Family Court Act § 812 (see, Matter of Finocchiaro v Finocchiaro, 192 AD2d 1089). The conflicting testimony presented a credibility issue for the court to resolve, and its determination has a sound and substantial basis in the record (see, Machukas v Wagner, 246 AD2d 840, lv denied 91 NY2d 813). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Herkimer County, Gilbert, J. — Family Offense.)…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Machukas v. WagnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Finocchiaro v. FinocchiaroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993

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