H. C. M. v. E. W. M.

JAMES and POPPITI, Judges.

Separate divorce actions before two judges of this Court require a determination as to whether the respective petitioners are entitled to an order of voluntary dismissal without prejudice over the objection of the respondents.

Petitioner husband H.C.M. filed a divorce action in December 1978 on the grounds of voluntary separation and incompatibility, subsequently indicating that he did not plan to pursue the voluntary separation ground. Petitioner husband B.E.M. filed a petition for divorce on March 22, 1979, on the ground of incompatibility.

Both respondents, E.W.M.…