Legal Opinion

Sovereign v. Sovereign

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 2, 1962No. Docket 20, Calendar 49,366PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

This action for divorce and determination of property rights was begun by plaintiff on October 16, 1959. The parties have been before this Court on 4 previous occasions—347 Mich 205; 361 Mich 528; 354 Mich 65; 354 Mich 150.

The trial court ruled that all matters prior to December 6, 1956 (date of the Supreme Court decision in the initial action between the parties), were res judicata and entered an order striking portions of plaintiff’s pleadings relating to defendant’s association with her former husband, as shown by the record of a prior proceeding.

The court did find that after December…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sovereign v. SovereignMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Whittaker v. WhittakerMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Sovereign v. SovereignMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
  4. Sovereign v. SovereignMichigan Supreme Court · 1958
  5. Gillett v. GillettMichigan Supreme Court · 1934

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Hibbard v. HibbardMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970

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