Reno v. Reno

Clarke, Justice.

Appellant, the wife, filed a divorce action against appellee in Clayton County, Georgia. Upon motion by the husband, a bifurcated trial was ordered with the first trial *793to determine only the question of jurisdiction and venue, the husband having filed a plea to the jurisdiction alleging that he was a resident of the State of Texas. This trial was conducted and resulted in a directed verdict for the husband. In the order directing the verdict, the trial court stated: "[T]here is absolutely no conflict in the evidence as to any material issue, and that the evidence introduced in…