Hildebrand v. Hildebrand

The appellant, Melvin A. Hildebrand, was granted a divorce from his wife, Catherine E. Hildebrand, the appellee, on July 8, 1966, by the circuit court of Madison County. The Appellate Court for the Fifth District, on the appeal of the appellee here, reversed the decree and remanded the cause to the circuit court, holding that the wife’s petition for a change of venue had been improperly denied. (87 Ill. App. 2d 218.) We granted the husband-appellant’s petition for leave to appeal.

The appellant’s complaint for divorce was filed on June 30, 1965. It alleged the appellee’s desertion and asked…