Jacobs v. Jacobs

The complainant-wife instituted action by bill and writ of sequestration against the defendant-husband for an accounting. Without first obtaining leave of the court, the defendant entered a special appearance and filed an answer alleging to appear specially to the allegations contained in the bill. In said answer, defendant admitted his non-residence, and did not question the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery or the process thereof. Upon hearing the parties on the return of an order to show cause, duly made, an order was entered herein declaring defendant had appeared generally in the…