Smith v. Davis

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Denying writ.

In February, 1916, W. H. H. Smith filed in the Harlan circuit court his petition in equity against his wife, Sarah Smith, asking a divorce from her' upon the •ground that'she had been'guilty of adultery. The petition was in the usual statutory form, and averred that the plaintiff and defendant were both residents of Harlan county and had resided continuously in that county for more than one year next before the commencement of the action. Summons on this petition against the defendant was issued to Boyle county, Kentucky, and executed in that…