Legal Opinion

Pfeil v. Pfeil

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 6, 1984PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order unanimously reversed, without costs, and motion denied. Memorandum: The allegations in plaintiff’s complaint are sufficient to state a cause of action for divorce or separation on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment and are distinguishable from those in Kennedy v Kennedy (91 AD2d 1200), which were dismissed for insufficiency. In affirming dismissal of the complaint in Kennedy, we noted that the conduct complained of did not constitute acts of cruel and inhuman treatment endangering plaintiff’s physical or mental well-being. Here, in contrast, the complaint alleges that defendant…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hessen v. HessenNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. Filippi v. FilippiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  3. Buckley v. BuckleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  4. Kennedy v. KennedyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Maybaum v. MaybaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. McKilligan v. McKilliganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Kapchan v. KapchanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. Meltzer v. MeltzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  5. Ahrend v. AhrendAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

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