Magowan v. Magowan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, J.

This is a bill for maintenance filed by the appellant against her husband. As an antecedent to the primary relief prayed for she seeks to have declared void a decree of' divorce rendered by the district court of the Territory ’ of Oklahoma, in a suit brought by her husband against her. Whether this decree can be disregarded and treated as a nullity by this court is the only question presented here for decision, for it is not denied that the *323conduct of the respondent has been such as to entitle the wife to a decree of maintenance' unless it…