Goodspeed v. Goodspeed

Plaintiff appeals from a decree dismissing his bill for divorce. Appellant raises a preliminary question for consideration before the case can be decided on its merits, as follows: “May a cross plaintiff withdraw her cross bill after the opinion 'of the court has been rendered and she has become dissatisfied with the property settlement proposed, without the consent of the cross defendant and without paying to cross defendant his costs?” This question is more completely stated in appellant’s brief as follows:

“Plaintiff does not challenge the right of the trial court to permit defendant to…