Sigel v. Sigel
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Suit by Mary G. Sigel against. Budolph F. Sigel for divorce. Decree for plaintiff. For former report, see 19 K". Y. Supp. 906.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAdam, J.
The suit was plainly adverse in its character, and seriously resisted,—circumstances which repel all idea of collusion, (Vance v. Vance, 8 Greenl. 132; Baker v. Baker, 13 Cal. 87;) and still the defendant’s counsel insists that the confessions of adultery made by the defendant are insufficient to warrant a decree dissolving the marriage. Courts have, in many cases, refused to grant divorces on such evidence, upon the ground that it was practically a divorce by consent; that it opened the door to collusion between the parties and imposition on the court. While such evidence is to be viewed…
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