Bottomley v. Bottomley

The defendant claims two questions are involved, namely, whether the Wisconsin court has jurisdiction of this divorce action when another divorce action is pending in Pennsylvania, and whether the court can grant a default judgment when the defendant has filed an answer raising questions of fact and no notice of trial date has been given the defendant.

The defendant first raised the question of jurisdiction by a notice of special appearance and objection. This motion was overruled by the court in the absence of the defendant. Thereafter, the defendant again raised the question of jurisdiction…