Janes v. Janes

Zachariah Janes filed a petition against his wife for a divorce, on the ground that the defendant had a prior husband then living. A plea denying the charge was filed by the prosecuting attorney. The complainant obtained a decree.

The testimony in the record shows that the defendant was married in the state of Maryland, to Elijah Boston, about twenty-five years before the trial of the cause; that Boston afterwards abandoned her; that she and the complainant were married, in this state, four or five years ago ; and that her former husband is still living.

These facts show that the decree is…