Israel v. Israel

J. B. MePHERSON, District Judge.

Certain aspects of this case have already been heard by Judge Holland — first, a demurrer to the plaintiff’s statement; and, second, a motion for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The affidavit was pronounced sufficient (134 Fed. 1023); but upon the recent trial of the case no effort was made to prove the facts thus set up, and the only defense relied upon was the proposition that this court had no jurisdiction of a suit brought to recover arrears of alimony that had accrued under an order made by a court of the state of New York. This,…