Begg v. Begg
[1890] UKHL 1034
Page: 1034↓
House of Lords.
(Before
v.
( Ante, February 25, 1887, vol. xxiv. p. 367; 14 R. 497.)
( Ante, February 27, 1889, vol. xxvi. pp. 81 and 402; 16 R. 550.
Subject_Husband and Wife — Divorce — Adultery-Evidence — Subornation of Perjury — Wife's Costs Refused.
Mrs Begg appealed against two decisions of the Second Division impugning (1) a judgment of divorce on the ground of her adultery as being contrary to evidence; and (2) a judgment in her action for reduction of the decree of divorce as having been obtained by subornation of perjury.
Counsel for the respondent were not called upon.
The House affirmed the decisions of the Second Division and dismissed both appeals.
The appellant applied for costs in the divorce appeal. Application refused, following the rule stated by the Lord Justice-Clerk (Moncreiff) in Kirk v. Kirk, 13 S.L.R. 65; 3 R. 129.
Counsel for the Appellant— Sir Charles Russell, Q.C.—R. Johnstone—G. W. Burnet. Agents— Fardells, Dashwood, & Canning, for Robert Stewart, S.S.C.
Counsel for the Respondent— D.-F. Balfour, Q.C.—Finlay, Q.C. Agents— William Robertson & Company, for Stuart & Stuart, W.S.
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