Mathews v. Mathews

From a judgment overruling an exception to the jurisdiction of the court 'ratione materite and ratione personae and decreeing a separation “a mensa et thoro” between the spouses, the defendant appeals.

The record discloses that prior to the marriage neither the plaintiff nor defendant had ever lived in Louisiana. Plaintiff resided in College, Tex., and defendant resided in Pryor, Okl. The plaintiff and defendant were married in Oklahoma on July 17, 1911, and immediately after the marriage ceremony the defendant abandoned the matrimonial domicile and has ever since refused to live with the…