Sistare v. Sistare
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. The facts which involve the extent to which, under the full faith and' credit clause of the Constitution of the United States, effect must be given, in the courts of an-othe; -s ite, to a judgment for alimony, on which arrears are due, are stated in the opinion.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ERRORS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. The facts which involve the extent to which, under the full faith and' credit clause of the Constitution of the United States, effect must be given, in the courts of an-othe; -s ite, to a judgment for alimony, on which arrears are due, are stated in the opinion. The judgment rendered by the New York court related to a court proceeding, and from the language employed in the decree it is clear that the plaintiff is forever separated from the defendant, and that the defendant’s obligation to contribute to the support of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
In 1899, by a judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of New York the plaintiff in error was granted a separation from bed and board from her husband, the defendant in error, and he was ordered to pay her weekly the sum of $22.50 for the support of herself arid the maintenance and education of a minor child. The judgment, omitting title, is copied in the margin. 1
In July, 1904, at which time none of the installments of alimony had been paid, the wife commenced this action in the Superior Court of New London County, Connecticut, to recover the amount then in arrears of the decreed alimony.…
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