Kidman v. Kidman

McDONOUGH, justice.

This is an appeal from a decree of divorce and judgment for division of properties. Of the three assignments of error, only two will be discussed: (1) That the court had no authority to grant the divorce because plaintiff was not an actual bona fide resident of Sanpete County in which the action was brought, and (2) that there was no competent evidence of willful desertion by defendant to support a divorce on such ground.

The first recited assignment is grounded upon the provisions of Sec. 40-8-1, U. C. A. 1943, as amended by Chap. 46, Laws of 1943, whereby jurisdiction is…