Romaine v. Chauncey
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Isaac Romaine, as receiver of the property, etc., of Maria L.. Ghauncey, against Michael Ghauncey and Maria L. Ghauncey. From an interlocutory judgment overruling the demurrers of defendants to the amended' complaint, and directing final judgment for plaintiff as demanded in the complaint unless the defendants answer within 20 days, etc., defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.
The, precise question here presented is whether the alimony allowed to a married woman by the final decree granting her a divorce can be reached by creditors whose claims and judgments antedate such decree. The facts are these: In July, 1888, this court rendered judgment in favor of Mrs. Ghauncey, and against her husband, granting her a divorce a vinculo, and awarding her alimony. In 1889 the plaintiff was appointed receiver of Mrs. Chauncey’s property by a New Jersey court upon a judgment recovered against her in that state in the year 1884. This action is brought to reach the alimony…
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