Glickman v. Glickman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Sarah Glickman; from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 12th day of November, 1919, denying her motion to punish the defendant for his failure to pay alimony due her, and to adjudge defendant guilty of contempt.
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, J.:
The decree of the court granting separate support and maintenance directed the defendant to pay to the plaintiff $30 each week commencing January 13, 1915. May 10, 1917, there was due and owing to plaintiff on account of such alimony the sum of $1,455. This amount was finally adjusted by defendant, but not until he had obtained plaintiff’s consent to reduce the weekly allowance to $15. He did not pay the reduced amount, and in May, 1918, being in arrears $600, was adjudged in contempt of court and committed to the Kings county jail.
It appears that plaintiff entered into a stipulation…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Jaffray v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Van Ness v. RansomAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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