Pfeifer v. Pfeifer

In this case the plaintiff husband filed a bill for divorce, the defendant wife filed an answer and cross bill asking a decree for separate maintenance, under CL 1948, §552.301 (Stat Ann § 25.211). Issue was joined and after a hearing had been in progress in open court for some time counsel for the plaintiff, during the course of plaintiff’s testimony as a witness for himself, asked the court for permission to withdraw his bill of complaint and his answer to the cross bill, and that the defendant cross plaintiff be allowed to proceed on her cross bill as a pro confesso case. Thereupon the…