Lepenser v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Hugh C. Cage, Judge. Suit for divorce by Mrs. Victoria Lepenser against James D. Griffin, in which plaintiff caused a curator ad hoe to be appointed for the purposes of the suit. Plea to the jurisdiction sustained, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, C. J.
Plaintiff sues for a divorce, alleging that she was married in Memphis, Tenn., in November, 1905; that she there resided, with her husband, for two weeks, when she was compelled to leave him by reason of his misconduct; that they became reconciled in July, 1906, and lived together for a month in Chicago, when his cruel treatment caused her to leave him permanently, and that she then came to New Orleans, where she has resided for the past 12 years; that in March, 1907, she received a telegram from a priest in Denver, Colo., saying that her husband was dying;…
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