Martin v. Dowling

This is an appeal from a decree of the Chancery Court of Maury County, sustaining a demurrer to the bill of Bessie Martin and dismissing her suit.

*36It seems that complainant, Bessie Martin, married Howard T. Perry in Manry Connty in 1916. She filed suit for divorce against him in Maury County in 1919, obtaining service of process by publication. She was granted a divorce by the Honorable W. C. Whitthorne, sitting by interchange for the Chancellor. Judge Whit-thorne was at that time County Judge of Maury County and Judge of the Maury County Criminal Court.

In 1957, after the death of Howard T.…