State Ex Rel. Miller v. Court of Common Pleas

The relatrix claims that the jurisdiction of the Cuyahoga county Common Pleas Court was properly invoked by her in her action for divorce before the jurisdiction of the Lake county Common Pleas Court was invoked by Mr. Miller through the filing of his cross-petition for divorce, and that consequently the Lake county court was without jurisdiction to hear and decide the divorce action between them.

The Lake county action was commenced by Mrs. Miller on June 2, 1948. On July 2, 1948, Mr. Miller filed his answer and cross-petition in the Lake county action and secured personal service thereon on…