Thaddeus Kinnier, Appellant v. Abby A. Kinnier, Respondent

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the demurrer, holding that the plaintiff's complaint was insufficient to obtain a judgment annulling his marriage because the defendant's prior marriage had been validly dissolved by an Illinois decree. The court further held that the Illinois judgment was not void for lack of jurisdiction or fraud and that foreign judgments are conclusive unless they are shown to be fraudulent or issued without jurisdiction.