Wright v. Wright

[1] The general demurrer to complainant’s (appellee’s) bill should have been sustained. The bill averred that the defendant was a nonresident of this state, but failed to show that complainant had resided in this state for one year next before the filing of the bill.- Section 3802 of the Code provides that:

“When the defendant is a nonresident, the other party to the marriage must have been a bona fide resident of this state for one year next before the filing of the bill, which must be alleged in the bill and proved.”

The failure of the. bill to show complainant’s residence, as required by the…