Keegan v. Keegan
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Helen L. Keegan, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 24th day of December, 1923, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Trial Term without a jury dismissing the complaint upon the merits.
1Opinion of the Court
Finch, J.:
Plaintiff was seventeen years, one month and twenty-three days old when married and less than seven months thereafter gave birth to a child. She was married without the knowledge or consent of her parents. Her husband lived with her in her parents’ home for a few months, and when she went to the hospital for confinement abandoned her, refused to support her and has left the jurisdiction of the court. Since attaining the age of eighteen years the plaintiff has not lived with or cohabited with the defendant.
Under the cases decided prior to the enactment and taking effect of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Herrman v. HerrmanNew York Supreme Court · 1916
- Kruger v. KrugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1910
- Herrman v. HerrmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Selakoff v. SelakoffNew York Supreme Court · 1949
- Ferguson v. FergusonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1947