Case Name: Sadie Kupfer, Respondent, v. Julius Kupfer, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1940-11-25
Citations: 260 A.D. 953
Docket Number: 
Parties: Sadie Kupfer, Respondent, v. Julius Kupfer, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 260
Pages: 953–953

Head Matter:
Sadie Kupfer, Respondent, v. Julius Kupfer, Appellant.

Opinion:
In an action for separation on the ground of cruelty, the parties consented that the plaintiff's motion for temporary alimony and counsel fee be referred to the trial court. After trial the court granted judgment for plaintff and awarded sixty dollars a week alimony, and also entered an order granting temporary alimony of thirty-five dollars a week and awarding $1,000 counsel fee. Judgment modified by reducing the alimony to fifty dollars a week, and, as so modified, unanimously affirmed, without costs. Order modified by reducing the counsel fee from $1,000 to $750, and, so as modified, unanimously affirmed, without costs. In our opinion the permanent alimony and counsel fee awarded were excessive. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Johnston, Adel, Taylor and Close, JJ.