Cohen v. Cohen

Candler, Justice.

On October 18, 1950, Joe Cohen brought an action in the Superior Court of Turner County, Georgia, returnable to the January, 1951, term, in which he prayed for a divorce from his wife, Rachel Kaplan Cohen, on the ground of wilful desertion for a term of more than one year. Among other allegations, the petition alleged that the plaintiff was, at the time of bringing his suit, a resident of Turner County, Georgia, and that the defendant was, at the same time, a resident of New York. The defendant was served by publication. She neither appeared nor filed pleadings at the…