Hatch v. Hatch

The parties were married in Michigan in 1942 and moved to California where they lived together for more than a year preceding August 1,1946, shortly after which plaintiff returned to her parents’ home in Detroit. On October 30, 1946, she filed a suit in the Wayne county circuit court for separate maintenance under Act No. 243, Pub. Acts 1889 (3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 12794 [Stat. Ann. § 25.211]). On January 2, 1947, the defendant voluntarily appeared and filed a cross bill for divorce which alleges that he is a resident of California. Plaintiff moved to dismiss defendant’s cross bill on the…