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Miodownik v. Miodownik

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 19, 1940
259 App. Div. 851 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)

Opinion

April 19, 1940.

Present — Lazansky, P.J., Carswell, Johnston, Adel and Close, JJ.


In an action brought for the annulment of a marriage on the ground of fraud, judgment in favor of plaintiff unanimously affirmed. with costs. The evidence is adequate to support the findings that defendant, by fraudulent representations of love and affection, induced the plaintiff to marry him when his true purpose was to secure entry into this country by securing a preferential visa as the husband of a United States citizen.


Summaries of

Miodownik v. Miodownik

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Apr 19, 1940
259 App. Div. 851 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)
Case details for

Miodownik v. Miodownik

Case Details

Full title:SOPHIE MIODOWNIK, Respondent, v. HERSCHEL MIODOWNIK, Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Apr 19, 1940

Citations

259 App. Div. 851 (N.Y. App. Div. 1940)

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