Barnes v. Barnes
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Coúrt of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The Court.
Action for divorce upon the ground of extreme cruelty. Judgment was entered in favor of plain!iff, and the defendant appeals.
1. After the filing of the complaint in this action, and before any appearance on the part of defendant, the attorney for plaintiff filed with the clerk of the superior court a paper properly entitled in the cause, and stating, “ The above-entitled action is hereby dismissed,” but no judgment of dismissal was entered. It is claimed by appellant that upon the filing of this paper the court lost jurisdiction of the action, and that jurisdiction was not restored…
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