Kijowski v. Kijowski

Defendant appeals from a decree of divorce, on the grounds of cruelty, entered after a contested trial.

On oral argument defendant raised a question (not covered in his brief) as to the jurisdiction of the trial court. We consider that, because of its character, this point was timely, even though made at so late an hour, and we shall give it first consideration.

Defendant contends that, while the complaint alleges that the parties are residents of Cook County, it does not allege that such residence had continued for a period of one year as required by the Divorce Act (Ill Rev Stats, c 40, § 3)…