O'Neil v. Hester
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Ulster county. Action by Charles M. O’Neil against Jane Hester for inducing plaintiff’s wife to leave him. From an order denying a motion for leave to amend her answer so as to set up what defendant claims to be a bar to the action, and compel plaintiff to reply thereto, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MAY"HAM, P. J.
The complaint in substance alleges that Mary V. O’Neil, at the time of the commencement of this action, was, and for more than 20 years had been, his wife, with whom he lived happily; and that during the years 1887, 1888, and 1889, while he was so living with his wife, the defendant, who was his wife’s mother, intending to injure plaintiff, and deprive him of the comfort, society, and aid of his wife, wrongfully induced her to refuse to live and cohabit with the plaintiff, and to insist upon the plaintiff leaving his house, and, by her threats of disinheriting her daughter,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rosenwald v. HammersteinNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1884
- Dennis v. SnellNew York Supreme Court · 1866
- Sayre v. FrazerNew York Supreme Court · 1866
- Buckel v. SussThe Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo · 1893
3Cited by1 opinion
- Dudley v. Broadway InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899