Belcher v. Belcher

Berry, Judge:

This action for a divorce was instituted in the Circuit Court of Mercer County, West Virginia, on January 26, 1965. On June 11, 1965, the Circuit Court dismissed the action on the ground that it did not have jurisdiction of the case. Upon application to this Court an appeal and supersedeas were granted to the judgment of the Circuit Court on December 13, 1965, and the case was submitted for decision on briefs at the September Regular Term, 1966, of this Court.

The plaintiff and defendant were married on June 17, 1924, at Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia. The plaintiff, at…