The court had jurisdiction of the parties and the subject matter, on the motion for a reduction of alimony (Fox v. Fox, 263 N. Y. 68; Civ. Prac. Act, § 1170), and the lack of an authenticating certificate was a defect or irregularity which could be corrected nunc pro tunc. (Cf. Kelly v. Schramm, 197 App. Div. 377; Lawton v. Kiel, 51 Barb. 30; Civ. Prac. Act, § 105.) Nolan, P. J., Johnston, Adel, Sneed and MaeCrate, JJ., concur.
Raynor v. Raynor
Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Date filed: 1951-11-19
Citations: 279 A.D. 671, 108 N.Y.S.2d 20, 1951 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3420
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