Legal Opinion
Ford v. Ford
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided April 6, 1965No. 321PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Liselotte Lilo Ford received a decree nisi in her action of divorce against Philip W. Ford on June 20, 1962, from the Chittenden County Court.
On September 7, 1962, a motion to set aside the decree nisi, signed by the attorneys for the libellee, was filed with the Clerk of the Chittenden County Court. For reasons not made clear by the record here, the petition was not heard by the Chittenden County Court until March 27, 1964, more than eighteen months after the granting of the decree nisi.
It so happened that at the time of the hearing on the motion, the Chittenden County Court consisted of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Grant v. GrantNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1914
- In Re Estate of EverettSupreme Court of Vermont · 1943
- Wellington v. WellingtonSupreme Court of Vermont · 1964
3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Estate of Ladd v. Estate of LaddSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Richwagen v. RichwagenSupreme Court of Vermont · 1987
- Downs v. DownsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
- Estate of Ladd v. Estate of LaddSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
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