Smith v. HICKEY

*541BELT, J.

The purpose of this suit is to set aside as void a decree of divorce purporting to adjudicate the rights of the parties in and to certain real property in Portland, Oregon, for the reason that the court did not obtain jurisdiction of the person of the defendant. The plaintiff in the divorce proceeding died on the day after the decree was entered. The marriage relationship was therefore terminated regardless of the validity of the decree. It is alleged that at the time of her death, Margaret F. Smith left as her sole heirs at law the plaintiff herein and defendant Nelle B. Hickey. The…