Legal Opinion

Morris v. Morris

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

Decided June 19, 1940PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

The evidence shows that the difficulty between the parties arose out of incompatibility of temper and consisted chiefly of quarrels, which, in our opinion, did not justify a termination of the legal rights and duties of husband and wife. There was no credible evidence of cruel and inhuman treatment by defendant. At most, there were arguments consisting of angry words. Certainly, there was no basis for a finding that defendant was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment of plaintiff; that he wrongfully refused to cohabit with her and that he intended to abandon her or failed to provide for her…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  2. Greene v. GreeneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Rios v. RiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
  2. Avdoyan v. AvdoyanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
  3. Gabriel v. GabrielAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
  4. Schechter v. SchechterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
  5. Treherne-Thomas v. Treherne-ThomasNew York Supreme Court · 1942

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