Burgan v. Burgan

Virgil Burgan, a sergeant in the United States Army, alleging that he married Bernice Vercher, a resident of Rapides Parish in the adjoining parish of Avoyelles on December 31, 1943, while he was stationed at the Alexandria Army Air Field in Rapides Parish, and that he immediately thereafter established their matrimonial domicile in Rapides Parish, where they have continued to remain, seeks a divorce from his wife on the grounds of adultery.

The defendant was personally served in Rapides Parish with citation and a copy of the petition and a default was taken against her when she failed to…