OBERSTEIN v. OBERSTEIN

No. 4-9137.

228 S.W.2d 615 (1950)

OBERSTEIN v. OBERSTEIN.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

April 10, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Weisman, New York City, Cooper Land, Hot Springs, Rose, Dobyns, Meek & House, Little Rock, for appellant.

Richard M. Ryan, Hot Springs, Howard F. Corcoran, New York City, Owens, Ehrman & McHaney, Little Rock, for appellee.


McFADDIN, Justice.

The facts in this case present a sordid story, involving not only the litigants, but also two attorneys, W. R. Berkson, of New York City, and Morris Hecht, of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Mr. and Mrs. Oberstein lived in a Fifth Avenue apartment in New York. They had been married for many years, and had a daughter, Patricia, 17 years of age, when, in January 1947, Mr. Oberstein announced to his wife that he wanted a divorce. He had become infatuated...

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