Parker v. Parker
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; Edward R. Meek, Judge. Action by Barbara Parker against Leonard Cecil Parker and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas; Edward R. Meek, Judge. Action by Barbara Parker against Leonard Cecil Parker and others. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal. This is an appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas from a decree in favor of appellee, which brings under review tne validity of a decreo obtained in a divorce proceeding in the state of Missouri 30 years ago, which was held void by the District Court: First, because no jurisdiction was acquired of the defendant, appellee…
1Opinion of the CourtSheppard, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Whether there was jurisdiction of the- defendant acquired by the statutory proceedings in Ray county, Mo., as would affect a binding operative decree against the defendant in that state, we prefer to express no opinion, as it is unnecessary in view of the conclusion reached oil the findings of fact by the chancellor. In the view we take of the case, the paramount question submitted for determination by this court is: Was there jurisdiction of the matrimonial res, or the subject-matter of the controversy, as would compel recognition of the decree in the…
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