Delaney v. Delaney
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Emerjq whose opinion is reported in 69 N. J. Fq. 602.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Fort, J.
This is a suit for divorce on the ground of adultery.
The court of chancery found the facts to justify the conclusion that the defendant was guilty and granted the decree prayed for.
Several of the judges in this court were unable to reach that result,, but we think that, even conceding the act of adultery alleged to have been proven, still the decree should not have been made, in this case, granting to the petitioner the divorce prayed for.
The petitioner and the defendant were married on July 4th, 1900, at Vancouver, British Columbia. They lived…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dennis v. DennisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1896
- Wilson v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Morrison v. MorrisonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1884
- Cairns v. CairnsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Bourgeois v. ChauvinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1887
3Cited by4 opinions
- McMillan v. McMillanSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
- Pike v. PikeNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1927
- Emerson v. EmersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Gutzwiller v. GutzwillerNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1950