Legal Opinion · Dissent

Gosschalk v. Gosschalk

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided October 20, 1958Published

1DissentErancis, J.

I dissent from the determination of the majority upon two grounds: (1) at the time this suit was instituted, the plaintiff did not have the necessary domiciliary qualifications and consequently the *75Superior Court was without jurisdiction; and (2) even assuming that jurisdiction did exist, the refusal of the court to stay the trial for a reasonble period to permit the disposition of the matrimonial action already pending in Holland, constituted a mistaken use of discretion.

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Absence of Jurisdiction.

The Superior Court had no jurisdiction to entertain plaintiff’s suit for divorce unless he had…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  2. The Japanese Immigrant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Estin v. EstinSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. Vanderbilt v. VanderbiltSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. McGrath v. KristensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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