State ex rel. Hoffman v. Second Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada

OPINION

By the Court,

Merrill, J.:

This is an original proceeding in prohibition challenging jurisdiction of respondent court to proceed with an action for divorce. The sole question presented is whether, under our statutes, accrual of the cause of *334action for divorce within the county confers jurisdiction for divorce in the absence of residence by the parties.

On March 5, 1951, a suit for divorce was filed before respondent court by Georgia R. Hoffman, wife of relator. Paragraph one of the complaint alleges as follows:

“That the plaintiff is now and ever since the 24th day of January, A. D., 1951,…