Legal Opinion

Garver v. Garver

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 9, 1910PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Livingston Circuit Court. — Eon. Francis. E. Trimble, Judge. The facts necessary to the conferring of jurisdiction over the subject-matter must be pleaded; and the question of jurisdiction may be raised at any stage of the proceedings and in any court. Hansford v. Hans-ford, 34 Mo. App. 271; Stansbury v. Stansbury, 118 Mo. App. 271; Coulter v. Coulter, 124 Mo. App. 149.

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, J."

Action for 'divorce commenced by plaintiff in the circuit court of Livingston county June 23, 1908. The facts alleged in the petition, if true, were sufficient to entitle plaintiff to a divorce on either of two statutory grounds, viz., that defendant had been guilty of such cruel or barbarous treatment of plaintiff as to endanger his life, and that defendant had offered such indignities to plaintiff as to render his condition intolerable. The petition was verified by plaintiff. The answer put in issue all the facts alleged in the petition except the fact that the parties were…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Collins v. CollinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1893
  2. Johnson v. JohnsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
  3. Coulter v. CoulterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
  4. Carter v. CarterMissouri Court of Appeals · 1901

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ellis v. EllisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1953
  2. Lewis v. LewisMissouri Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. French v. State Farmers' Mutual Hail InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Arndt v. ArndtMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. Amerland v. AmerlandMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915

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