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Ellis v. EllisEllis v. Ellis

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Mar 15, 1814
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But the Court thought it ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍not sufficient evidence for the purpose *92for which it was ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍offered. The fact of the second marriage must be proved ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍on oath.

Dr. Lathrop afterwards dame into Court, and, being sworn, testified ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍to the fact of such second marriage, and a ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‍decree of divorce was passed.

Case Details

Case Name: Ellis v. Ellis
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Mar 15, 1814
Citation: 11 Mass. 92
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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