Jones v. Jones

(Pro Tempore).

This is a suit in equity in which plaintiff seeks to set aside under ORS 16.460 (1) a decree dissolving the marriage of plaintiff and Joseph Cloyd Jones on the alleged grounds that plaintiff had been prevented from defending the dissolution proceeding as a result of duress. Plaintiff appeals from a decree denying her relief, dismissing her suit and entering judgment for all defendants for costs and disbursements. Since Joseph had died prior to the commencement of the suit, a favorable result for plaintiff cannot accomplish the physical restoration of the marriage, but it would…