Carmichael v. Carmichael

This petition is brought in the Probate Court under the provisions of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231 A, in*119serted by St. 1945, c. 582, § 1, to determine the marital status of the petitioner and the respondent. See Hogan v. Hogan, 320 Mass. 658. From a decree declaring that the parties are lawfully married to each other, the petitioner appeals. The evidence is reported. With the exception of brief findings1 recited in the decree, the judge made no findings of fact. However, the entry of the decree imported a finding of every fact essential to sustain it within the scope of the pleadings and supported…