119 Misc. 186 | N.Y. Sup. Ct. | 1922
Plaintiff is seeking to annul her marriage with defendant on the ground that his wife by a former marriage was then living and that said marriage then was and still is in force under the laws of this state. He had obtained a divorce from his former wife in Nevada, and the case involves the question of the validity of the divorce. The facts are as follows: Defendant married his first wife in England on September 14, 1873. Shortly thereafter they came to this country and settled in Gloversville, N. Y. He became a citizen there and they lived there, together, until June 9, 1907, when she abandoned him, willfully and without cause, going at first to Kingston, in this state, and then, after a few months, to Connecticut, where she has since resided, without any request for or support from him. She is living there now. He remained in Gloversville until early in September, 1912, when he went to Reno, Nev. He arrived on September 10, 1912, or just before. On March 13, 1913, he filed a complaint, verified March 12, 1913, in an action for divorce on the ground of her abandonment. He alleged, in effect, that he
Judgment accordingly.