Mary W. Lynde, Respondent and Appellant v. Charles W. Lynde, Appellant and Respondent

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division's judgment that a New Jersey chancery decree granting alimony, obtained after the defendant's general appearance, is a conclusive judicial debt enforceable in New York, but its future alimony provisions and equitable enforcement mechanisms are not enforceable here. Justice Gray held that jurisdiction was properly acquired by the defendant's appearance and that full faith and credit applies only to final monetary judgments, not to discretionary future obligations or execution remedies.