100 Mich. 421 | Mich. | 1894
Complainant and defendant were married March 10, 1877, and lived together as husband and wife until February 22, 1890. They then separated, and on March 3, 1890, executed articles of sejDaration and settlement of their property affairs. May 27, 1890, complainant filed a bill for divorce, charging defendant with extreme 'cruelty and adultery. She answered fully, denying the charges, and replication was cluly filed. He also caused his wife to be arrested on a criminal warrant, charging her with adultery. January 2, 1892, a stipulation was made between the solicitors for the parties, by which it. was agreed that the charge of adultery should be stricken out in the bill. After this was done, another stipulation was entered into for the taking of testimony on the charge of cruelty. Testimony was taken, and a decree of divorce entered in favor of complainant, January 12, 1892. February 20, following, the parties entered into another agreement, in writing, by rvhich they released each other from all property or personal obligations. July 6, following, defendant filed a petition to set aside the decree. This was denied by the court, and the defendant appeals.
The decree is now attacked upon two grounds: (1) That the jurat to the bill of complaint is not in compliance with the statute, and conferred no jurisdiction upon the court; (2) that the decree was collusive.
The decree is affirmed, with costs.
See 3 How. Stat. § 6232.