Stevens v. Allen
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George H. Théard, Judge. Action by Gustave W. S. Stevens against Grace Elizabeth Allen, his wife. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff: appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
This is a suit for separation from bed and board on the ground of abandonment. The curator ad hoc, appointed to represent the defendant, excepted to the jurisdiction of the court upon the admitted fact that the wife had never been within the limits of the state of Louisiana. This exception was sustained, and the suit was dismissed. The plaintiff has appealed.
Plaintiffs father, Gen. Walter H. Stevens, was an officer in the United States Army, who, in 1848 married plaintiff’s mother in the state of Louisiana, and in 1861 resigned his office, and established his residence in the city of New…
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