Gilman v. Gilman

Can one spouse maintain an action for divorce in Kitsap county when the other spouse had previously commenced an action for divorce in King county?

The relator seeks a writ of prohibition restraining the superior court of Kitsap county from entering any order in the Kitsap county action except an order of dismissal therein.

January 4, 1951, Betty Whelan Gilman commenced an action for divorce against Charles R. Gilman in King county. An order was entered fixing support money, determining the husband’s rights of visitation with the children, and allowing temporary attorneys’ fees. The husband…