Barnett v Cortinas-Ferrer [1982] JLR 259 (18 November 1982)

Barnett v Cortinas-Ferrer [1982] JLR 259 (18 November 1982)

A statement to a third person by a party to divorce proceedings concerning alleged cruelty is not corroboration.

Citation
[1982] JLR 259
Parties
Applicant: Barnett; Respondent: Cortinas-Ferrer
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
18 November 1982
Procedural Posture
Divorce / Trial
Outcome
Statement not accepted as corroboration.
Legal Topics
Divorce, Evidence, Corroboration, Cruelty

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Parties

Barnett

Applicant

Cortinas-Ferrer

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce / Trial

  1. 1 Whether a statement to a third person by a party to divorce proceedings concerning alleged cruelty constitutes corroboration.

Ratio Decidendi

A statement to a third person by a party to divorce proceedings concerning alleged cruelty is not corroboration.

Court Disposition

Statement not accepted as corroboration.