Cowan v. Cowan

New York Supreme Court

Cowan v. Cowan

23 Misc. 754, 53 N.Y.S. 93

CourtNew York Supreme Court

DecidedJune 15, 1898

StatusPublished

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Cowan v. Cowan, 23 Misc. 754, 53 N.Y.S. 93 (N.Y. Super. Ct. 1898).

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Hisoock, J.

The only misconduct-upon the part of the-defendant which has been sufficiently proved to be the basis for a judgment for divorce-occurred April 17, 1898.

Before that occurrence, plaintiff’s son, in pursuance of a talk with her and with a letter from her, went to see the defendant about procuring a divorce from him. Defendant asserted in that conversation that no evidence could be obtained against him which would warrant a judgment for such relief, and there was other conversation. Subsequently, he'committed the acts of April llth for the express and avowed purpose of supplying plaintiff with evidence upon which to procure her divorce, going so far as to take witnesses with him. The information of those occurrences, was subsequently communicated to plaintiff through her son and the attorney named to whom she could go for the purpose of getting her divorce.

There is no question about what this court should do under such1 circumstances. It should deny the application for the relief demanded, as it hereby does. I do not fin'd that the plaintiff personally has been guilty of any wrongdoing, but legally she must bear the responsibility for what her representatives have done, and there is no reasonable doubt but what her son, acting in her behalf, and- the defendant, were guilty of such misconduct and collusion in the premises as to defeat her right to recover. ■

Ordered accordingly.

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Hisoock, J.

The only misconduct-upon the part of the-defendant which has been sufficiently proved to be the basis for a judgment for divorce-occurred April 17, 1898.

Before that occurrence, plaintiff’s son, in pursuance of a talk with her and with a letter from her, went to see the defendant about procuring a divorce from him. Defendant asserted in that conversation that no evidence could be obtained against him which would warrant a judgment for such relief, and there was other conversation. Subsequently, he'committed the acts of April llth for the express and avowed purpose of supplying plaintiff with evidence upon which to procure her divorce, going so far as to take witnesses with him. The information of those occurrences, was subsequently communicated to plaintiff through her son and the attorney named to whom she could go for the purpose of getting her divorce.

There is no question about what this court should do under such1 circumstances. It should deny the application for the relief demanded, as it hereby does. I do not fin'd that the plaintiff personally has been guilty of any wrongdoing, but legally she must bear the responsibility for what her representatives have done, and there is no reasonable doubt but what her son, acting in her behalf, and- the defendant, were guilty of such misconduct and collusion in the premises as to defeat her right to recover. ■

Ordered accordingly.

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