New York Court of Appeals, 1943

Published opinions from 1943. The case name opens the case page.

1943 opinions

New YorkEthel M. Waddey, Appellant v. Everett Waddey, Jr., Respondent

April 15, 1943290 N.Y. 251

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and reinstated the alimony award, holding that the 1938 amendment to the Civil Practice Act could not be applied retroactively to a divorce decree entered in 1928.

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