Israel v. Israel

The defendant makes numerous assignments of error. This is the pivotal one: Did the trial court err in instructing the jury as a matter of law that unless plaintiff did intentionally change his home and intend to make some other State his permanent home for an indefinite period of time or for a permanent length of time, that his residence would remain in North Carolina even though he may have been in Korea or various other localities? We think the answer is No.

In Martin v. Martin, 253 N.C. 704, 118 S.E. 2d 29, Moore, J., speaking for the Court said, quoting in part as follows: “Jurisdiction…