Bostwick v. Bostwick
Texas Supreme Court
Ebeob from Harris. Tried below before Hon. James Hasterson. This is a writ of error prosecuted by the defendant in a divorce suit. Service had been had in the State of New York, where the defendant resided. The trial was ex parte, no appearance having been entered. The circumstances of the trial shown in the record are: The cause was called on appearance day of the court, and was passed and no order made in reference to it.
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Ebeob from Harris. Tried below before Hon. James Hasterson. This is a writ of error prosecuted by the defendant in a divorce suit. Service had been had in the State of New York, where the defendant resided. The trial was ex parte, no appearance having been entered. The circumstances of the trial shown in the record are: The cause was called on appearance day of the court, and was passed and no order made in reference to it. On a subsequent day, November 10, 1886, the court proceeded to call peremptorily the cases on the docket which were not set for any particular day, and had not called it…
1Opinion of the Court
Henry, Associate Justice.—
This is a divorce suit brought by defendant in error against plaintiff in error.
The plaintiff alleged that he was a bona fide resident of Harris county, Texas, and that the defendant was a resident of the State of Hew York. The marriage as well as the grounds for divorce were alleged to have occurred in Hew York.
The defendant was personally served with notice of the suit in Hew York, as provided by our statutes in such cases, on September 17, 1886. The term of the court to which the defendant was cited to appear began on Hovember 3, 1886. She failed to answer, and on…
2Cited by13 opinions
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- Dickinson v. DickinsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
- Christoph v. SimsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1950
- Swartz v. SwartzCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
- Guerra v. GuerraCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
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