Herman v. Theurer

Merrick, O. J.

In August, 1843, the defendant, Oaspard Theurer, instituted an action against the plaintiff, his then wife, for a divorce, on account of adultery committed with one Jacob Super, and also to obtain possession of a child of their marriage, to set aside certain donations, and to liquidate and settle the community.

No personal service of the petition appears to have been made upon the plaintiff; but a curator ad hoc was appointed to represent her in that suit, and service of the citation was made on him. The curator answered by a general denial. The proof of the facts seems to have…