Fritz v. Fritz

Wolcott, Justice.

This is an appeal from a final judgment of divorce entered at the suit of the husband. The appeal presents solely the question of the jurisdiction of the Superior Court to grant a divorce under the circumstances of this cause.

The husband, plaintiff below, is a Colonel in the regular Army of the United States, and has been on continuous active duty since his graduation from the Military Academy in 1933. Prior to July 3, 1959 the plaintiff had been stationed, pursuant to orders, at a number of different Army posts, both foreign and domestic. On July 3, 1959, by regular…