PAJAK v. PAJAK


56 N.Y.2d 394 (1982)

Casimir Pajak, Respondent, v. Marlene Pajak, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 23, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Gerald Jay for appellant.

Paul M. Michalek for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur.


GABRIELLI, J.

Subdivision (1) of section 170 of the Domestic Relations Law provides that a spouse may maintain an action for divorce on the ground of "[t]he cruel and inhuman treatment of the plaintiff by the defendant such that the conduct of the defendant so endangers the physical or mental well-being of the plaintiff as renders it unsafe or improper for the plaintiff to cohabit with the defendant." The issue...

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