New York Court of Appeals

Gould H. Thorp, Appellant v. Laura M. Thorp, Respondent

December 28, 188290 N.Y. 602

Summary

The Court reversed the General Term and remanded, holding that a marriage validly contracted in Pennsylvania is recognized in New York even though the parties were New York residents and the plaintiff was under a divorce decree prohibiting remarriage, because New York statutes and judgments have no extraterritorial effect.