Poulin v. Poulin

WEBBER, Justice.

On appeal. Plaintiff brought his complaint for divorce in the Superior Court in Kennebec County. The complaint on its face disclosed that plaintiff was then a Canadian resident and that defendant wife was also a resident of Canada. The com plaint recited that the parties were married in Lewiston and cohabited in this state after their marriage. Defendant filed a motion to dismiss the complaint under M.R.C. P., Rule 12(b) for lack of jurisdiction. Hearing was held on the motion at which the defendant, the sole witness, gave testimony with respect to the jurisdictional facts.…