Legal Opinion

Weston v. Jones

South Dakota Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 1999No. NonePublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Gordon Jones appeals from an order denying his motion to vacate the court’s judgment and decree of divorce for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Facts and Procedure

[¶ 2.] Cynthia Weston1 and Gordon Jones were married August 31, 1991 in Flandreau, South Dakota. Two children were born of this marriage. In 1995, the parties separated. On February 26, 1996, by service of a summons and complaint, Weston commenced a divorce action against Jones in circuit court in Moody County, seeking division of property, child custody, and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Fisher v. District Court of the Sixteenth Judicial District of MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation v. Wold Engineering, P. C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. United States v. QuiverSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  4. Gerry Conroy v. Evelyn Sybil ConroyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
  5. Byzewski v. ByzewskiNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  3. Pennington v. STATE EX REL. JUD. SYSTEMSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Wells v. WellsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
  5. Wells v. WellsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005

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