Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Lewis
California Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1957No. L. A. 24322PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTraynor, J.
The parties were husband and wife and were domiciled in Illinois. In 1944, the husband, defendant herein, brought an action for divorce in an Illinois court. The wife, plaintiff herein, answered and cross-complained for separate maintenance. Defendant answered the cross-complaint. Thereafter, he established his domicile in Nevada and, on August 27, 1947, brought an action for divorce in a court of that state, disclosing the pendency of the Illinois action and giving notice to plaintiff by serving her personally in the state of Illinois. (Cf. Walker v. City of Hutchinson, 352 U.S. 112 [77…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Walker v. City of HutchinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Treinies v. Sunshine Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Vanderbilt v. VanderbiltSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by28 opinions
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