Legal Opinion

McDougal v. McDougal

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 31, 1943No. 4-7086PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.

The parties to this litigation were married in this state, but removed to the state of Missouri. The wife filed suit in that state for a divorce and prayed the allowance of alimony and the custody of the children born to their union. Being apprised of the filing of this suit the husband left that state, apparently to avoid service of summons upon him, and came to this state, and, after residing in this state for something more than sixty days, he filed suit here under our ninety-day divorce law. There has been no service of process on him in the suit filed by his wife in Missouri.

The wife…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McCourtney v. McCourtneySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
  2. Buck v. BuckSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1943
  3. Blauvelt v. BlauveltSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. McDougal v. McDougalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
  2. Mohr v. MohrSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
  3. Gabler v. GablerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
  4. Kirk v. KirkSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1951
  5. Tarr v. TarrSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944

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