White v. White

This is a suit for divorce. The defendant filed an answer but did not seek affirmative relief. A decree was granted to the plaintiff. The defendant has appealed, and he asks to have the decree reversed on the ground that a lawful marriage between the parties was not proven, and also that the plaintiff did not establish such a residence in this State as was necessary to give the court jurisdiction.

If there was a marriage between these parties it was contracted in the State of Georgia. The alleged causes of divorce occurred in Michigan. Under such circumstances it was necessary to prove that…