Johnson v. Johnson

Mart, J.,

(after stating the facts)'. It'is the settled rule in this State that the fraud which would justify the setting aside of a judgment or decree of a court on the facts in issue must be such as prevented the unsuccessful party from fully presenting' his case, or which operated as an imposition on the jurisdiction of the court. Mere false testimony is not enough, if the disputed matter has been actually presented to and considered by the court. The mischief'in retrying’ every clase in which a decree rendered on false testimony given by perjured witnesses would be greater, by reason of…