Collins v. Voorhees

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, C. J.

This motion is refused, and the record is ordered to be remitted.

Inasmuch as it appears that counsel has misconceived the ground on which this case was decided by this court, it seems proper that I should state that ground as it was understood by me.

This court was called upon to apply the law to the following facts, viz. :’In the year 1867 one Abraham Voorhees brought suit in the superior court of Connecticut for divorce against his wife Camilla for desertion. This proceeding was a fraud from beginning to end, on the part of the…