Morehouse v. Morehouse
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Suit for a divorce, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the court, Ralph Wheeler, J. ; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. No error. The complaint alleged three grounds of divorce: adultery, habitual intemperance, and intolerable cruelty. The answer denied the main allegations of the complaint, and alleged that the plaintiff had committed adultery.
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Suit for a divorce, brought to the Superior Court in Litchfield County and tried to the court, Ralph Wheeler, J. ; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors in the rulings of the court. No error. The complaint alleged three grounds of divorce: adultery, habitual intemperance, and intolerable cruelty. The answer denied the main allegations of the complaint, and alleged that the plaintiff had committed adultery. In the judgment the court finds: “ (1) That the plaintiff has resided in the State of Connecticut continuously'for three years…
1Opinion of the CourtHamebsley, J.
The plaintiff and defendant have lived in this State since June, 1890. The court finds that when they came to Connecticut they intended to make their home here. There is nothing in the evidence certified at request of both parties, to indicate that this finding violates any principle of law. Having made this State their home, the fact of spending their winters in the city of New York is not inconsistent with their continued residence here; and the court did not err in finding that the plaintiff had, as required by statute, “ continuously resided in this State three years next before the date…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Dennis v. DennisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Thresher v. DyerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Mayhew v. MayhewSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
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