Legal Opinion
Therwhanger v. Therwhanger
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 22, 1943No. 2415PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FUNDERBURK, Justice.
This is a suit for divorce and custody of a child filed April 1, 1943, by Evelyn Jeanette Therwhanger, an alleged resident of Haskell County, against her husband, Truman B. Therwhanger, who, it was alleged, “resides in Haskell County, but now is in the army as a mechanic, stationed at Lubbock, Texas”, etc.
In advance of a trial of the case on its merits, the defendant filed a plea in abatement, which being heard was sustained and the suit dismissed. The ground of abatement was that plaintiff “had not resided in Haskell County, Texas, where this suit is pending, for the…
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