Opinion

King v. King

  • 91 Misc. 254
  • 154 N.Y.S. 794
Court
New York Supreme Court
Filed
Jul 15, 1915
Status
Published
Author
Brown
On the bench
Brown
Cited by
0 cases
Authority
More cited than 25.5%

The opinion

Brown, J.

The answer of the defendant denies the commission of the acts of adultery charged in the complaint, and alleges as a defense that such adultery, if committed, was committed by defendant through the procurement, connivance and privity of the plaintiff, and that the same had been condoned by the plaintiff.

These issues were by order directed to be tried by a jury. The jury found upon each of them in favor of the plaintiff. The plaintiff contends that all the issues having been tried this court at Special Term may render an interlocutory judgment as upon a motion, as provided by section 1225 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

*255 The difficulty seems to be that all the issues have not been determined; that is, conclusively determined. The issue as to the defendant’s adultery has been conclusively determined. Lowenthal v. Lowenthal, 157 N. Y. 236 .

The issues as to plaintiff’s consent, condonation, connivance, privity and procurement have not been conclusively determined. The sending of those issues to the jury was the exercise of a discretion; it was not a right to which the defendant was entitled. The verdict of the jury upon those questions is advisory only, not conclusive. The court that makes the conclusive determination upon those questions may adopt or reject the jury’s findings. There must be a trial of those issues; they can not be disposed of on a motion; they must be tried by a court held for the trial of issues. This Special Term is appointed to be held only for hearing motions. The term of this court appointed to be held for the trial of issues is the Equity Term. Horn v. Horn, 73 Misc. Rep. 14 ; McClave v. Gibb, 157 N. Y. 420 .

Motion denied.

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