Hall v. Hall
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree advised by Vice-Chancellor Stevens, whose opinion is reported in 14 Dick. Ch. Rep. 402.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Gummere, J.
This is an appeal by a wife from a decree dismissing a petition of divorce filed by her against her husband; and a cross-appeal by the latter from that part of the decree which dismisses a cross-petition filed by him against her seeking similar relief. Each seeks a divorce from the other upon the ground of desertion.
The fact is undisputed that in less than two years after her marriage to him, the wife left her husband’s home, and never afterward returned to it. She bases her right to a decree upon the ground that her husband’s treatment of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lammertz v. LammertzSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1899
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Jacobs v. JacobsNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1927
- Davenport v. DavenportNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1924
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