De Villanueva v. Villanueva
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. The facts which involve the jurisdiction of this court of appeals from the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands and the validity of a judgment of that court rejecting the demand of a wife for divorce from her husband, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice White
The decree which the appellant seeks to reverse affirmed one rendered by the court of first instance rejecting her demand for a divorce from her husband and for a liquidation and partition of the property belonging to the legal community which existed between them. At the outset we say that we think there is no foundation for the suggestion that we are without jurisdiction because of the inadequacy of the amount involved, since the complaint by which the suit was begun alleged the existence of such an amount of community property as to give jurisdiction, and because the affidavit filed for…
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