61 Iowa 644 | Iowa | 1883
— I. The plaintiff in her petition claitns-dower in the lands in question as the widow of William Ellis, to whom she was married in 1837, and who died in 1876.
The plaintiff, in reply, alleges that the divorce proceedings were prosecuted without her knowledge, and without process or notice served upon her, and that she never authorized the attorney appearing for her in the action to institute and prosecute it. She denies the receipt of any sum as alimony in the case. She pleads that the proceedings are void for want of jurisdiction of the court in which they were prosecuted.
The foregoing discussion disposes of all questions raised in the case. It is our conclusion that plaintiff’s petition ought to be dismissed.
Eeversed.