Cohen v. Cohen
Superior Court of Delaware
Action for Divorce, Personal service upon defendant. Right of an unnaturalized resident of the State of Delaware to maintain an action in this state for divorce, the parties being citizens of and resident in Russia at the time of the marriage. Decree nisi entered.
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Action for Divorce, Personal service upon defendant. Right of an unnaturalized resident of the State of Delaware to maintain an action in this state for divorce, the parties being citizens of and resident in Russia at the time of the marriage. Decree nisi entered. The plaintiff has been a bona fide resident of Delaware for over nine years next preceding the commencement of his action; that he left Russia with the intention of coming to and residing in America permanently; that upon his arrival here he came immediately to Delaware and has taken out his first papers, declaring his intention to…
1Opinion of the Court
Woolley, J.,
delivering the opinion of the court:
It appears from the testimony in this case that the plaintiff and defendant were married in Russia nine years ago; that at the time of their marriage they were subjects of the Czar of Rus-' sia; that immediately after their marriage the plaintiff came to this country and at once obtained his first papers by declaring his intention to become a citizen of the United States; that upon his arrival in America he made his abode in the State of Delaware, where by the duration of his stay and the character of his intention, he established and has since…
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