Shetzler v. Shetzler

His Honor, The Vice-Chancellor, wished it to be understood that he should require the fact to be clearly and distinctly shown, upon the motion for a reference in all divorce cases, upon bill taken as confessed, that the subpeena to appear and answer was served at some place within the jurisdiction of the court—the case of Dunn v. Dunn, 4 Paige’s C. R. 425, warranting this regulation—and a case lately before him having progressed very far to a decree when it was found out that service of subpoena had .been effected By the husband himself upon the wife in the city .of New Orleans. He also said that he should require the *585production of the original affidavit of service of subpoena or of a certified copy, in order to see that it was sufficiently positive as to the identity of the party, on whom the service was made, as in one instance which had come to his knowledge, the wife had been personated for the purpose of such a service, and a decree obtained against her entirely by surprise.