Legal Opinion
Urquhart v. Urquhart
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1949PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHofstadter, J.
The plaintiff, an infant, seeks a judgment declaring him to be the legitimate son of the defendants John A. and Vivien Costello Urquhart. As will appear, the course for the determination of the basic legal questions which the case presents has already been charted by decision.
This is a second trial of the action. The first trial, before Mr. Justice McNally in February, 1948, resulted in judgment dismissing the complaint on the merits. During the pendency of an appeal from this judgment the plaintiff moved on a settled case for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence. Mr.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- In Re Revocation of Ancillary Letters Testamentary of the Estate of NewcombNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Southern Pacific Co. v. DentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Harkness v. HydeSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Commissioner of Public Welfare v. KoehlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
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3Cited by6 opinions
- A. C. v. B. C.New York Supreme Court · 1958
- Goldsmith v. GoldsmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- Anonymous v. AnonymousNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- Elizabeth H. v. James M.New York City Family Court · 1980
- Urquhart v. UrquhartDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1952
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