Snyder v. Snyder

Mantz, J.-

— This appeal raises the question as to the right of the district court of Polk County, Iowa, to set aside a decree of divorce granted therein to Claude M. Snyder on February 15, 1947. That court held on November 7, 1947, that the above decree should be vacated and set aside, principally for the reason that in making said decree the court lacked jurisdiction and that in procuring the same fraud had been practiced upon the court and the defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

The original decree of divorce and the one vacating same were made by the Honorable Loy Ladd, District Judge.

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