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Rowley v. Rowley

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 14, 1958
6 A.D.2d 1049 (N.Y. App. Div. 1958)

Summary

declining to award exclusive possession without a hearing

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Opinion

October 14, 1958


In an action for a separation, the appeal is from an order awarding respondent, pendente lite, $50 a week alimony, $500 counsel fees and exclusive occupancy of real property owned by the parties as tenants by the entirety. Order reversed, without costs, and motion denied, with leave to renew the application for a counsel fee on the trial. The moving papers show no necessity for payment of alimony pendente lite or counsel fees to enable respondent to carry on the action, which is an essential legal basis for such an order ( Lake v. Lake, 194 N.Y. 179). On the facts presented by the moving affidavits, we believe it was an improvident exercise of discretion to award exclusive possession of the property owned by the parties as tenants by the entirety to respondent prior to a trial and without a hearing. Nolan, P.J., Wenzel, Ughetta, Hallinan and Kleinfeld, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Rowley v. Rowley

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 14, 1958
6 A.D.2d 1049 (N.Y. App. Div. 1958)

declining to award exclusive possession without a hearing

Summary of this case from L.M.L. v. H.T.N.
Case details for

Rowley v. Rowley

Case Details

Full title:ALMA M. ROWLEY, Respondent, v. REED W. ROWLEY, Appellant

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

Date published: Oct 14, 1958

Citations

6 A.D.2d 1049 (N.Y. App. Div. 1958)

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