Mohr v. Mohr

This appeal necessitates a holding concerning the residence requirements of our divorce law as applied to appellee, a major in the United States Army, stationed at Camp Robinson near Little Rock, Arkansas.

This suit for divorce was filed March 12, 1942, by the husband (appellee), alleging cruelty and indignities as grounds for divorce. An amendment was filed July 23,1942, amplifying these grounds, alleging his status as an officer in the United States Army, but claiming Arkansas as his “home.” The defenses of his wife (appellant) were that: (1) plaintiff was not a resident of Arkansas, (2) he…