Legal Opinion
In re the Accounting of Rathscheck
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 2, 1950PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDesmond, J.
Petitioner-respondent, Elisabeth S. Rathscheck,
married Edgar R. Rathscheck, decedent above named, in 1933. In 1944, while both were residents of New York City, petitioner brought a suit against her husband, in a Mexican court, for an absolute divorce. Neither party went to Mexico at any time, but both joined by mail in the arrangements for the Mexican proceedings. Mrs. Rathscheck’s petition was presented to the Mexican tribunal by an attorney representing her, and an answer, admitting the petition’s truth and joining in the prayer for a divorce, was filed on behalf of the husband. The Mexican…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- McCluskey v. . CromwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Starbuck v. . StarbuckNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Caldwell v. CaldwellNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Querze v. QuerzeNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of De PeysterNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
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3Cited by46 opinions
- People v. JelkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Meltzer v. KoenigsbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Daniman v. Board of EducationNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. SteckerNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
- Rosenstiel v. RosenstielNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
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