ROSSOUW v. ROSSOUW


70 A.D.2d 910 (1979)

Diane H. Rossouw, Respondent, v. Hugh J. Rossouw, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

June 11, 1979


Order affirmed insofar as appealed from, with $50 costs and disbursements.

The subject paragraphs, although not labeled as such, can serve no purpose other than to constitute an affirmative defense. As such they were properly stricken because only statutory defenses are permitted in a matrimonial action, and there are no statutory defenses to an action for divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment (see Mante...

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