Peck v. Peck

On April 10, 1874, a decree of absolute divorce was granted in this action in plaintiff’s favor, in pursuance of article 3, section 1, chapter 8, part 2 of the Revised Statutes, whereby the defendant was prohibited from marrying again during the life of the plaintiff. She remarried on May 10, 1878, and is now living in the marriage relation in the city of New York.

By chapter 321 of the Laws of 1879, section 49, the statute above referred to was amended by allowing a defendant found guilty of adultery in a divorce suit, after the expiration of five years from the rendition of judgment therein…