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1 Mass. 259

Baxter v. Baxter

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · decided 1805-03-15

<p>In a kbel for a divorce, confessions of the libellee, as to the fact of adultery, not admissible, unless corroborated.</p>

Decided 1805-03-15

¶1The Court (Dana, C. J., Strong, Sedgwick, and Thachcr, justices) *260were clearly and unanimously * of opinion that the confession of the party, uncorroborated by other circumstances, was inadmissible to prove the fact of adultery; that this rule had been too long settled and practised upon to be called in question; but exclusively of that, there were the strongest and most obvious reasons for adhering to the rule, and none for departing from it.

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