Gato v. Christian
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report on agreed statement of facts. Temporary injunction is continued, until the rights of the. parties are fairly determined. Decree accordingly.
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On report on agreed statement of facts. Temporary injunction is continued, until the rights of the. parties are fairly determined. Decree accordingly. This is a bill in equity, in which the plaintiff prays that Grace L. Christian may be enjoined both temporarily and permanently from foreclosing certain mortgages, and that said mortgages may be can-celled and decreed to be void and of no effect as against the plaintiff, and that said Grace L. Christian may be ordered and decreed to surrender said mortgage deeds and discharge said mortgages. Answer of Grace L. Christian filed. The cause was…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
Katie J. Gato began divorce proceedings against her husband, the plaintiff, at the January term, 1912, of the Supreme Judicial Court for Cumberland County, at which term the plaintiff appeared by his attorney and answered to the suit. At the April term, 1912, a hearing was had and a divorce granted on April 26th, in the absence of, and without notice to or the knowledge of the husband or his attorney, the presiding Justice being in ignorance of the fact that his appearance had been entered. The decree was signed and filed on May 1st, 1912. At the time of the divorce the wife held title to…
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