Thornhill v. Huston

PRATT, District Judge.

Upon the 23rd day of January 1946 the plaintiff therein, Annette Newman Huston, filed a divorce action in the Superior Court at New Haven, Connecticut for a divorce upon the ground of desertion and for alimony.

Defendant was, at that time, a resident of Alaska. Substituted service upon him was recited in the judgment in the cause. The judgment likewise recited that the defend*152ant made no appearance and a divorce and alimony' was granted in the judgment against the non-appearing defendant.

However, the defendant had knowledge of the existence of the case at least by January…