Hutchins v. Hutchins

The court is presented with the rather novel situation of two actions, one at law and the other in equity, seeking the same end and brought by the same persons in different capacities, with judgment ordered for the plaintiff in each case. The two actions were heard together, a Justice of the Superior Court acting as referee in the suit at law and as sitting Justice in the equity suit. By agreement, the evidence presented applied to both cases. In the suit at law, the decision was that the plaintiff, in his personal capacity, was entitled to $4,564.38. In the equity suit, it was decreed that…