Legal Opinion
Dennis v. Dennis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 1958PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
This is an appeal from an order of the Probate Court for Middlesex County which dismissed the petition of a libellee in prior divorce proceedings in that court to vacate the divorce decree. The grounds for relief alleged in the petition were fraud on the court and lack of jurisdiction.
There is a report of material facts and the evidence is also before us. The judge found, appropriately, the facts stated in the following paragraphs.
The divorce decree became absolute on May 12, 1947. The libellant had died on June 17, 1954, at Bay Shore, Long Island, New York, leaving a will, which was admitted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Andrews v. AndrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Coe v. CoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sampson v. SampsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Chapman v. ChapmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Madden v. MaddenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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- Pavlik v. DmytryckMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
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