78 A. 1071 | N.H. | 1911
It is contended in behalf of the libelee that the decree nisi entered in the suit in Massachusetts precludes the prosecution of the suit in this jurisdiction, on the ground that it is a judgment upon the status of the parties. It is conceded that it did not have the effect of dissolving the marriage, which, under the statute of that state, could only follow after the expiration of six months from the date of the decree. Mass. R. L., c. 152, s. 18. During that time, upon the application of any party interested, the question whether the preliminary decree should even then become absolute might be considered by the court. "A decree of divorce entered nisi does not dissolve the marriage." Chase v. Webster,
Exception overruled.
All concurred. *34