Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1969

Westervelt v. Westervelt

Westervelt v. Westervelt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided July 21, 1969
32 A.D.2d 1048; 303 N.Y.S.2d 1013; 1969 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3305
Westervelt v. Westervelt

Opinion of the Court

In an action for divorce on the ground of adultery plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County, entered September 4, 1968 after a nonjury trial, which, inter alia, dismissed the complaint. Judgment affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Rabin, Acting P. J., *1049Benjamin and Kleinfeld, JJ., concur; Munder and Martuscello, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse the judgment and grant plaintiff a judgment of divorce on the ground of adultery. We are of the opinion that the evidence at bar, as a matter of law, established the elements of opportunity, inclination and intent to commit adultery on the part of defendant.

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