Case Name: Rose A. Post, Respondent, v. Arthur Post, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1970-05-25
Citations: 34 A.D.2d 829
Docket Number: 
Parties: Rose A. Post, Respondent, v. Arthur Post, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 34
Pages: 829–829

Head Matter:
Rose A. Post, Respondent, v. Arthur Post, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by-defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated June 24, 1969, which granted plaintiff a divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, after a non jury trial. Judgment affirmed, with costs. No opinion. Martuscello, Acting P. J., Kleinfeld and Benjamin, JJ., concur; Latham and Brennan, JJ., dissent in part and vote to modify the judgment by striking therefrom the alimony award of $40 a week for plaintiff's 'support and maintenance and to affirm the judgment as so modified, with the following memorandum: Plaintiff testified she did not want support for herself, but only for the two children. She failed to establish a need for support for herself. Additionally, the evidence disclosed that she was employed and earning $85 a week from her position; and was residing with her two children in her mother's apartment.