Arent v. Arent

The matter before this court is a review of the refusal of the district court to set aside a decree of divorce within 6 months of the rendition thereof permissible under section 42-340, R. R. S. 1943.

In the action for divorce Dorothy D. Arent was plaintiff and Fred Arent was defendant. Issue was joined and a trial was had on the merits after which decree was duly rendered. The decree was rendered, according to the transcript, on September 21, 1953. No motion for new trial was thereafter filed. On February 25, 1954, the defendant filed a motion in which he prayed for an order vacating the…