MELIA v. MELIA


94 N.J. Super. 47 (1967)

226 A.2d 745

MARGARET MELIA, PLAINTIFF, v. LARRY A. MELIA, A/K/A LAWRENCE A. MELIA, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division.

Decided February 7, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Mario V. Farco, attorney for plaintiff.

Mr. Irvin L. Solondz, attorney for defendant.


CONSODINE, J.C.C. (temporarily assigned).

Does voluntary and continued addiction to heroin over a period of years, by a dissipator as opposed to a medically adduced addict, with resultant attrition of sexual powers and the refusal of sexual intercourse, warrant an absolute divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty?

Plaintiff sued for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. She proved defendant's sexual inability and refusal as a concomitant of volitional...

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