Hampton v. Hampton

Citations

• 87 Va. 148
• 12 S.E. 340
• 1890 Va. LEXIS 104

Syllabus

<p>1. Divorce—Adultery—Evidence—Admission—Letters.—In suit for divorce the bill cannot be taken for confessed, and whether answered or not shall be heard independently of admissions of either party, and its charges proved by full and clear testimony; and evidence that defendant admitted the charge, and a letter from her purporting to admit it, are inadmissible.</p> <p>2. Idem—Case at bar.—The evidence, whether direct or circumstantial, disclosed by the record in the case here: held, inadequate to establish the charges in the bill. '</p>