Brigden v. Osmun

This case is certainly a most remarkable one in whatever aspect it is viewed. The circumstances upon which the plaintiff relies to maintain his action are exceptional, and no less so are those urged in support of this motion. The action is brought to recover moneys which the plaintiff claims are owing the estate of his deceased wife from the defendant, who was her former husband, from whom she had obtained a divorce, and the amount claimed is to reimburse the wife’s estate in part for moneys which she in her lifetime, or the plaintiff since her death, was compelled to refund to the estate of…