Edith K. Gould, Appellant v. Frank J. Gould, Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the lower courts' dismissal of the plaintiff's divorce action, holding that the French divorce decree is admissible evidence and should be given full effect under comity, that no new trial on the foreign judgment is required, and that the plaintiff was not married at the time of filing. The court based its decision on New York statutes, the policy of the state, and prior New York precedent.