Turner v. Turner
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Appeal to the Superior Court from a decree of the Probate Court for the county of Berkshire granting a petition under R. L. c. 153, § 33, for separate maintenance. In the Superior Court by agreement of the parties the petition was referred to a referee to hear the parties and their evidence and to report to the court his findings of fact together with such questions of law as either party might request, the referee’s findings of fact to be final.
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Appeal to the Superior Court from a decree of the Probate Court for the county of Berkshire granting a petition under R. L. c. 153, § 33, for separate maintenance. In the Superior Court by agreement of the parties the petition was referred to a referee to hear the parties and their evidence and to report to the court his findings of fact together with such questions of law as either party might request, the referee’s findings of fact to be final. Besides the facts described in the opinion, the referee also found that the respondent was justified in his decision to remove from Sheffield,…
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
This is a petition for separate support under R. L. c. 153, § 33, alleging “ cruel and abusive treatment,” that the respondent has deserted the petitioner and refused to supportf *39her. In the Probate Court it was decided that the allegations of the petitioner were true, that she was living apart from her husband for justifiable cause; he was ordered to pay her $50 forthwith, and the sum of $40 each month until the further order of the court. The respondent appealed. In the Superior Court the case was sent to a referee to hear the parties and report his findings, together with such questions of…
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