Ratchford v. Ratchford

We have before us a Report dated June 20,1984, which purports to present for review the denial of the defendant’s pretrial motion to dismiss. The defendant’s motion was grounded upon Dist./Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 12(b)(1) (lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter) and Dist./Mun. Cts. R. Civ. P., Rule 12(b)(6) (failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted).

The complaint alleged that the defendant owed the plaintiff money under a written separation agreement. The defendant asserted in the motion that because a divorce decree had entered in the Probate and Family Court…