Goldsmith v. Salkey

Mr. Judge Martin,

of the Commission of Appeals, delivered the opinion for the Court.

This case is before us upon the following certificate:

“Appellant, Ruth E. Goldsmith, and appellee, J. Sydney Sal-key, were married in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 18, 1924, and established the family domicile there. On February 26, 1926, a daughter, Joan, was born to the Salkeys, and, now eleven years old, still lives to be the subject of this litigation.

“On July 15, 1930, in a proper Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, where the parties still resided, appellant obtained a decree of divorce from…