COHEN v. CRONIN


39 N.Y.2d 42 (1976)

Helen S. Cohen, Appellant, v. Charles J. Cronin, as Executor of Arthur Cohen, Deceased, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Esseks for appellant.

Salvatore J. Nicosia for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur.


JASEN, J.

The issue presented on this appeal is whether the provision in a separation agreement obligating the husband to make support payments to his wife survives his death and is binding on his estate.

Helen and Arthur Cohen were married in 1942 in New York City. They were married for nearly 30 years and had three children, all now fully grown. In March, 1972, the parties separated and began living...

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