Holland v. Holland

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Holland v. Holland

2 Mass. 154

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedOctober 15, 1806

StatusPublished

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Holland v. Holland, 2 Mass. 154 (Mass. 1806).

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Opinion

By the Court.

The rule is established by uniform practice that the confession of the party, unsupported by other evidence, is not sufficient to ground a divorce upon. To vary from this rule would be opening a door for the collusion of parties, and be attended with consequences very mischievous to society. If the confession of either party was sufficient evidence to obtain a divorce a vinculo, a contract of marriage would be at the will of both the parties.

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By the Court.

The rule is established by uniform practice that the confession of the party, unsupported by other evidence, is not sufficient to ground a divorce upon. To vary from this rule would be opening a door for the collusion of parties, and be attended with consequences very mischievous to society. If the confession of either party was sufficient evidence to obtain a divorce a vinculo, a contract of marriage would be at the will of both the parties.

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2 Mass. 154, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/holland-v-holland-mass-1806.