TWICE MARRIED.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1926, Page 3

TWICE MARRIED.

PECULIAR DUNEDIN CASE

DUNEDIN. Fob. 17. While it was described '-y counsel , ls on all fours with the famous English divorce eim.'. Russell v. Russell, features of Albert Victor Dents petition for divorce with Sadie Dent as repondent and William Dow. as corespondent. heard by Mr Justice Sun to-dav. entitle it to a distinction ot its own. The evidence was that Gent ha dmnrricd his wife twice, first under the name of his step-father and secondly in what he described as bis propel mime Wha't led to the analogy with tll „ Russell ease was the allegation that n child born while Dent was m gaol was not Dent’s, as it was born prematurely.

Mr ’White, for petitioner: A'ou married under a wrong name, didn’t yon? Pet itinner: Yes. 1 was married under the name of Hamid William M dli.uns, my step-father s name. Ui> Honor: He "as apparently legally married on the first occasion. Counsel: He had been informed otherwise by the registrar since the

second marriage. His Honor: But the registrar is not ,he final authority on the question of the validitv or otheri">’C of a nurrhu'e The woman was still petitioner'. wife in April. 15)22. If any marriage was to be dissolved it was the first. Mr White said that the RegistrarGeneral had stated that the first mar-

rinjio avms alid. IGs Honor: Even the Registrar-Gen-era! is not the final authority. You will have to prove that the parties had married his wife twice, first under Petitioner said that after lie came out of gaol be had frequently seen respondent and eo-respondem togethei. Dr Fitzgerald said that the child

had been born at least a month prema tore.

Ills Honor said there was evidence of adultery, but counsel would have to prove that the parties were married on the first occasion. For this reason he adjourned live ease until Afonday.