Fratini v. Caslini
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s wife. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury at the March term, 1893, Washington county, Taft, J., presiding. Verdict and judgm'ent for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts. The marriage certificate was inadmissible.
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Case for alienation of the affections of plaintiff’s wife. Plea, not guilty. Trial by jury at the March term, 1893, Washington county, Taft, J., presiding. Verdict and judgm'ent for the plaintiff. The defendant excepts. The marriage certificate was inadmissible. Territt v. Woodruff, 19 Vt. 182; Adams v. Gay, 19 Vt. 358; Hutchins v. Kimmell, 31 Mich. 126; Nixon v. Brown, 4 Blackf. 157. The marriage certificate was admissible, State v. Schweitzer, 57 Conn. 532; Northrup v. Knowles, 52 Conn. 522; Swift Ev., p. 5 ; State v. Colby, 51 Vt. 291. Evidence of what the wife said about plaintiff after…
1Opinion of the CourtRowell, J.
Case for alienating the affections of plaintiff’s wife and for criminal conversation with her.
In order to make admissible what purported to be a certificate of plaintiff’s marriage it was necessary to show that it was signed by the priest who performed, the ceremony. Plaintiff testified that he was married in church at New London, Conn., and that at the time of the ceremony the-certificate of his marriage that he produced was given to him. The father of plaintifl’s wife testified that he was present and *275saw the parties married, and saw said certificate given to them at the time of the…
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