Simonds v. Simonds

Decided July 11, 1978. Charles David Breitel wrote the opinion for the court.

45 N.Y.2d 233 · Cited 400 times

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• Richards v. Richards · 206 N.W.2d 134
• Sinclair v. . Purdy · 139 N.E. 255
• Latham v. Father Divine · 85 N.E.2d 168
• Randall-Smith, Inc. v. 43rd Street Estates Corp. · 17 N.Y.2d 99
• Ferro v. Bologna · 31 N.Y.2d 30
• MacDonald v. Conservative Life Ins. · 290 N.W. 372

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