Squier v. Squier

An absolute divorce was prayed for and the petition was uncontested. The court found that prior to the trial, the parties, believing that the libelee had a meritorious defense, entered into an agreement whereby the libelee, in consideration of libelant’s promise to make financial provision for her, was to make no defense. This finding, if supported by evidence, is conclusive in support of the decree dismissing the petition. So the one exception we find it necessary to consider is the one to this finding. The transcript which is before us shows that the finding is amply supported by the…