Silverman v. Silverman

The defendant (wife) filed a petition for separate support, and the plaintiff (husband) filed a libel for divorce on the ground of cruel and abusive treatment. The separate support petition and the divorce libel were consolidated for hearing, and the case was referred to a master. After the judge confirmed the master’s report, he dismissed the separate support petition and entered a judgment of divorce nisi for the husband. As the evidence is not reported, the question is whether the facts found by the master, together with any inferences that may properly be drawn therefrom, support the…