Johnson v. Johnson

GARY M. GAERTNER, Judge.

Appellant, Virginia Johnson (“second wife”), appeals the judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis granting the motion of respondent, Dorothy Johnson (“first wife”), to set aside the decree dissolving first wife’s marriage to James Johnson (“husband”). The trial court did not have personal jurisdiction over first wife’s motion and its judgment was therefore void. As our jurisdiction derives from that of the trial court, we likewise lack jurisdiction and must dismiss the appeal.

The record on appeal shows the following. First wife and husband married in…