Case Name: Birdie Averett, Appellant, v. Abraham M. Averett, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1921-10-28
Citations: 232 N.Y. 519
Docket Number: 
Parties: Birdie Averett, Appellant, v. Abraham M. Averett, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 232
Pages: 519–519

Head Matter:
Birdie Averett, Appellant, v. Abraham M. Averett, Respondent.
Husband and wife — action for separation — insufficiency of evidence.
Averett v. Averett, 189 App. Div. 250, affirmed.
(Argued October 14, 1921;
decided October 28, 1921.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 7, 1919, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and granting a new trial. The action was brought by wife against husband for a separation.. The Appellate Division held that there was no sufficient proof to justify a judgment of separation under the statute.
Max D. Steuer and Louis S. Schwartz for appellant.
Edward E. McCall and Alexander S. Natanson for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed and judgment absolute ordered against appellant on the stipulation, without costs; no opinion.
Concur: His cock, Ch. J., Hogan, Cardozo, McLaughlin, Crane and Andrews, JJ. Absent: Pound, J.