New Jersey Court of Chancery, 1861

Yates v. Yates

Yates v. Yates
New Jersey Court of Chancery · Decided February 15, 1861
13 N.J. Eq. 280
Yates v. Yates

Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor.

The complainant seeks a divorce, but the case made by the bill and established in evidence is not within the jurisdiction of the court.

The complainant resided in this state from, November., *2811850, till June, 1854, when she was abandoned by her husband. Since then she has resided in Vermont. She was not an inhabitant of this state at the time of filing her bill, nor has she been a resident of this state during the continuance of the desertion complained of.

The bill must be dismissed.

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