Frooks v. Peck

Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

Frooks v. Peck

35 Misc. 2d 177, 232 N.Y.S.2d 137, 1962 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3877

CourtAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York

DecidedFebruary 8, 1962

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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Frooks v. Peck, 35 Misc. 2d 177, 232 N.Y.S.2d 137, 1962 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 3877 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1962).

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Opinion

Per Curiam.

A husband’s common-law obligation to answer for his wife’s necessary expenses terminated upon the severance of the marital relationship. Therefore, legal services rendered to a former wife in connection with a proceeding to vacate a prima facie valid divorce decree of a sister State, which proceeding was discontinued, are not necessaries for which the former husband is liable.

The judgment should be reversed, with $30 costs and judgment directed for defendant dismissing the complaint, with costs.

Concur — Heoht, J. P., Gold and Capozzoli, JJ.

Judgment reversed, etc.

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