Burgess v. Burgess

Ordinarily the allegations in a libel for divorce will not be regarded as established by the confessions of the libellee, without corroborating evidence; although in some cases where the circumstances were such as to exclude all suspicions of collusion, and to show clearly that the confessions were sincere, divorces have been granted on such confessions alone, as in Billings v. Billings, 11 Pick. 461, where the wife confessed that she had committed adultery; and see Bishop on Marriage & Divorce sec. 310, and cases cited. In New Hampshire confessions alone are held to be insufficient.…