Legal Opinion

Harris v. Harris

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided October 18, 1927PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

De Grape, J.-

-Plaintiff and defendant are husband and wife. This is a divorce action. A special -appearance was filed by the defendant (appellant), denying' the jurisdiction of the district court o£ Iowa in and for Polk County on the ground that the plaintiff was not a resident of the state of Iowa. Evidence was introduced by depositions and oral testimony. The court overruled and denied the special appearance; hence this appeal.

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2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
  2. State v. SavreSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  3. Stevens v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  4. Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
  5. State ex rel. Spence v. Judge of the Ninth Judicial CircuitSupreme Court of Alabama · 1848

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Orville E. Stifel, II v. William F. Hopkins, Esq.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1973
  2. Adams v. LondereeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1954
  3. Sweeney v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
  4. United States v. Jeffrey Otherson, United States of America v. Bruce BrownCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  5. Dicks v. DicksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1933

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