57 N.H. 146
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided August 10, 1876
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · decided 1876-08-10
From Rockingham Circuit Court. Petition, for divorce and alimony, filed April 8,1874. At the January term of said court, 1876, it was referred generally by order of court. At the April term, 1876, the libelee moved to discharge the rule of reference, and that tbe case be tried by the court. The court overruled the motion, and ordered the case to be continued and the rule enlarged.
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Decided 1876-08-10
Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently February 1989
6 state decisions
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¶1 We have held several times within the past year that a libel for divorce might be sent to a referee under the act of 1874. No distinction in this respect is seen between the act of 1874 and that of 1875. The defendant’s exception must be overruled.
¶2 Exceptions overruled.