Bailey v. Bailey
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions. This was an action of forcible entry and detainer, which was originally commenced before the municipal court for the city of -Bath. The defendant appeared and filed a brief statement, alleging title to the premises described in the plaintiff’s writ in one Urana F. Bailey, the present wife of the defendant, whereupon the case was transferred to this court according to the statute.
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On exceptions. This was an action of forcible entry and detainer, which was originally commenced before the municipal court for the city of -Bath. The defendant appeared and filed a brief statement, alleging title to the premises described in the plaintiff’s writ in one Urana F. Bailey, the present wife of the defendant, whereupon the case was transferred to this court according to the statute. The writ was dated May 21, 1872. It appeared in evidence that on the 11th day of March, 1867, the defendant conveyed the premises described in the plaintiff’s writ, by deed of that date, to his father,…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
The defendant and plaintiff wore formerly husband and wife. The plaintiff obtained a divorce from her husband, and the possession and use of the real estate in question was, by a decree of court granting the divorce, set out and assigned to her as alimony. Prior to her petition for divorce the defendant conveyed the premises to his father, and since tho divorce the father conveyed the same back to the defendant, who afterwards conveyed them to one Phineas P. Jackson, who thou conveyed them to the present wife of the defendant, lie having married again since the divorce was granted.
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