Wade v. Wade

JAMES W. BROADDUS, Special Commissioner.

This is an appeal from an order of the St. Louis County Circuit Court, setting aside a decree of divorce granted to the appellant husband (plaintiff) on July 30, 1963.

The pertinent sequence of events and the dates of those events are as follows;

Petition for divorce filed June 5, 1963; summons thereon issued by the clerk on June 7, 1963; service of summons had upon respondent (defendant) on June 11,1963 by Sheriff of St. Louis County and return thereon; default and inquiry granted July 19, 1963, and cause set for hearing on July 30, 1963.

On July 30, 1963…