Bratkovich v. Bratkovich

A decree for divorce between the plaintiff and the defendant was entered on October 28, 1957. A petition, signed by both parties, asking that the decree be vacated was filed on December 23, 1957. A stipulation that the decree be set aside was also filed; it was signed by the parties and the attorney for the wife. An order vacating the decree for divorce, approved on its face by both parties and the wife’s attorney, was entered on January 6, 1958. In November 1960 tbe defendant petitioned tbe court to expunge tbe order of January 1958 on the ground that it was void because it bad been entered…