Tirrell v. Tirrell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for a divorce, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the court, Rorabaeh, J.; facts found and judgment rendered dismissing the complaint as premature, but without prejudice to the right of the plaintiff to bring another action upon the same ground at a proper time, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the rulings of the court.
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Action for a divorce, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County and tried to the court, Rorabaeh, J.; facts found and judgment rendered dismissing the complaint as premature, but without prejudice to the right of the plaintiff to bring another action upon the same ground at a proper time, and appeal by the plaintiff for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. The finding of facts is as follows: “ 1. The plaintiff and defendant were married at Unionville in this State, on December 20th, 1893, where the defendant was engaged in the livery business. They resided with the defendant’s…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
In the recent case of Dennis v. Dennis, 68 Conn. 186, 197, this court said: “ The State desires good citizens. It regulates divorce procedure in its own interest. A divorce cannot be had except in that court which the State authorizes, and for those causes only, and with those formalities, which it has by statute prescribed. As the State favors marriages for the reasons stated, so the State does not favor divorces; and only permits a divorce to be granted when those conditions are found to exist, in respect to one or the other of the married parties, which seem to the legislature to make it…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Williams v. . WilliamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Dennis v. DennisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Southwick v. SouthwickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Bennett v. BennettSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
3Cited by15 opinions
- Pettis v. PettisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
- Todd v. ToddSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1911
- Morse v. MorseSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- Dow v. DowSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1922
- Casale v. CasaleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
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