Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Owen v. Owen
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 1, 1971No. Docket No. 8449Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partR. B. Burns, J.
I concur with my brothers that the Nevada judgment cannot affect the obligation of the plaintiff to support the defendant, but I cannot agree that the Nevada decree is void.
The cases cited by Judge Kelley (Allen v. Allen [1915], 188 Mich 532, 535; Detroit United Ry. v. Circuit Judge [1919], 204 Mich 543; Mulford v. Stender [1921], 215 Mich 637, 640) stand for the proposition as he states it: “It is a familiar, well-established rule that the court which first obtains jurisdiction has the exclusive right to decide the matter in issue”. But the facts of those cases are different from the facts…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Vanderbilt v. VanderbiltSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Esenwein v. Commonwealth Ex Rel. EsenweinSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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