MATTER OF JOSEPH


27 N.Y.2d 299 (1970)

In the Matter of Estate of Keiser Joseph, Deceased. Milton M. Rosenbloom, as Executor of Lucelle Joseph, Deceased, Appellant; George N. George, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 10, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton M. Rosenbloom, in person, and Robert E. Stern for Milton M. Rosenbloom as executor, appellant.

Boris Schneeberg for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, JASEN and GIBSON concur.


BREITEL, J.

The issue is whether an Alabama divorce decree between decedent and his widow, allegedly subject to attack in Alabama as having been obtained without the actual residence of either spouse, must have been ignored by the Surrogate. It is concluded that the Surrogate was entitled to extend recognition to the Alabama divorce decree and that, therefore, the order of the Appellate Division affirming his...

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