Watts v. Watts
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Libel for divorce on the ground of adultery, alleged to have been committed with one Ford, on June 4, 1892. Trial in the Superior Court, before Braley, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions, in substance as follows..
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Libel for divorce on the ground of adultery, alleged to have been committed with one Ford, on June 4, 1892. Trial in the Superior Court, before Braley, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions, in substance as follows.. It was either proved or admitted that the parties- were legally married, and that they lived together as husband and wife at Rockland until June 4, 1892. At that time the libellee committed adultery with Ford, and was discovered by the libellant, who thereupon ejected her from his house. On June 6, 1892, the present libellee filed a petition in the Probate Court for separate…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
In regard to subjects of which the Probate Court has jurisdiction, and upon parties brought within its jurisdiction, a decree of that court, like a judgment of other courts, is conclusive. Laughton v. Atkins, 1 Pick. 535. Pierce v. Prescott, 128 Mass. 140. McKim v. Doane, 137 Mass. 195. Miller v. Miller, 150 Mass. 111.
The decree introduced at the trial, being between the same parties as tho^e in the present action, is binding and conclusive upon them in this suit in regard to all matters shown to have been put in issue or to have been necessarily involved in the former suit, and actually…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Burlen v. ShannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Foye v. PatchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1882
- Pierce v. PrescottMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Commonwealth v. EvansMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
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