Van Orsdal v. Van Orsdal
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. Action for a divorce and alimony. The defendant pleaded that in May, 1880, he was granted a divorce from the plaintiff by a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of Nebraska, of which state he was then, and for some time prior thereto, had been a resident.
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Appeal from Henry Circuit Court. Action for a divorce and alimony. The defendant pleaded that in May, 1880, he was granted a divorce from the plaintiff by a court of competent jurisdiction in the state of Nebraska, of which state he was then, and for some time prior thereto, had been a resident. In an amendment to her petition, the defendant pleaded that the divorce was fraudulently obtained, and that it was void because the Nebraska court had no jurisdiction over her when the decree granting the divorce was rendered. The court found that the plaintiff was entitled to a divorce and alimony,…
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
1 divorce in vaii^ity^olin iowa. I. The parties were married in this state in 1878, and the plaintiff has at all times since then been a resi- °*' state. On the same day the mar-Rage took place the defendant left Iowa and became a resident of Nebraska, and in May, *361880, he obtained a divorce from the plaintiff in that state. Notice of the application of such divorce was personally served on the plaintiff in this state, but she failed to appear or make any defense. There is no sufficient evidence that such divorce was obtained by fraud, and it is deemed sufficient to say, without referring…
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