Legal Opinion
Hartenstein v. Hartenstein
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 8, 1963PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCurrie, J.
These two appeals present the issue of whether Wisconsin courts are required under sec. 1, art. IV, U. S. Const., 1 to give full faith and credit to the Nevada decree of divorce entered in the action in that state in which Greta was the plaintiff and Richard the defendant.
Greta’s counsel advance two contentions why this Nevada decree should not be accorded full faith and credit in this action: (1) Both parties were domiciled in Wisconsin at the time the Nevada divorce action was commenced and thus the Nevada court lacked jurisdiction to grant a divorce; and (2) the Nevada decree was procured…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Williams v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Sherrer v. SherrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Johnson v. MuelbergerSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Coe v. CoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Klaudt v. KlaudtNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
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- Capitol Indemnity Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1972
- State Central Credit Union v. BayleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Borello v. Industrial CommissionWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
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