Fincher v. Fincher

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

A wife sued for divorce. Personal service of summons was had. She obtained a default decree. The husband later filed a petition to vacate and set aside the decree on the ground it was obtained by fraud. Following a hearing thereon the husband was denied relief, and he has appealed.

The wife will be referred to as plaintiff and the husband as defendant.

The parties were married in 1942 and are the parents of two children. From 1949 until 1955 they lived in Overland Park, in Johnson County. She was employed as a bookkeeper and general secretary…