Wells v. Wells

EOSTEE, Justice.

This is a bill in equity filed by appellee as the wife of appellant to enjoin him from prosecuting a suit for divorce. The bill shows that he had filed such a suit, notice of which was sent to and served oh her in Birmingham. A temporary writ of injunction was issued, but not served on him before the court in Mexico acted on his suit, and granted him a divorce. But notice was sent to and received by that court, but no effect was given it. The writ could not prevent action by the foreign court, for it only operated on the person of defendant when served on him. Hall v.…