CAVANAGH v. CAVANAGH


396 Mass. 836 (1986)

489 N.E.2d 671

ROBERT D. CAVANAGH vs. VIOLET M. CAVANAGH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

March 5, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William L. Donnelly for the plaintiff.

John H. Hines, Jr., of Rhode Island (Philip J. McCarthy with him) for the defendant.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

A judge of the Probate and Family Court allowed the defendant's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint for annulment of the parties' marriage. The plaintiff appealed to the Appeals Court and we transferred the case to this court on our own motion. We affirm the judgment of dismissal.

The material allegations of the complaint are as follows. At the time the complaint was filed, both parties were residents of Rhode Island. On September 20,...

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