DIVORCE COMPLICATIONS

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2305, 7 September 1929, Page 7

DIVORCE COMPLICATIONS

EACH PARTY ENTITLED TO DECREE (Per Press Association). Christchurch, Sept. 6. An unusual divorce action was heard in the Supreme Court to-day before Mr Justice Adams, in which bo[h principals involved admitted the allegations made in the petition, and the cross petition, and the question to he decided was who should take the decree nisi. It Avals suggested t'l’int both, be granted decrees. Fridcrick James Booth (Mr W. J. Hunter') asked for « divorce from Lucy Agues Booth (Mr C. S. Thomas) on the ground of adultery, ant. cited Thomas Weir as co-respondent: Tl ie wife filed a cross petition charging the husband with a similar offence with some person unknown... Mr Thomas said that the allegations Avero admitted by each side. His Honour: Tf on each side there is adultery you are each entitled- to a decree nisi, After hearing argument His .Honour suggested that both applications for custody of the child stand oA - cr while the eilvild remains in. file care of the maternal grandmother. This V.-« 8 consented to by both parties, and furfhor argument was heard on . I lie question n*s to who should fake t];g, decree . nisi. Judgment a\hs reserved.