Boissevain v. Boissevain

Plaintiff obtained a decree of absolute divorce from her husband in the Netherlands where both were domiciled, together with an allowance as alimony. Thereafter she obtained a judgment in this jurisdiction for arrears in alimony, and she now sues for additional arrears from the date of the previous judgment to the time of. the prospective entry of judgment in the present action, and also asks that the foreign decree be made the judgment of this court and enforcible in the same manner. Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint “as to the cause of action in equity ” on the ground of its…