Grant v. Grant

Lewis, V. C.

This is an ex parte divorce ease. The defendant was personally served in New York with notice of an order of publication and a copy of the petition, but did not file an answer, and an order of reference was subsequently made in due course to a special master of the court to ascertain and report as to the truth of the allegations of the petitioner’s petition and his opinion thereon. The master was attended by the solicitor of the petitioner and took the depositions of witnesses produced before him, which he returned with the exhibits offered, together with his report, in which he…