Case Name: ANNE McINTYRE v. ORINDA McINTYRE
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1832-10
Citations: 1 Ohio Ch. 135
Docket Number: 
Parties: ANNE McINTYRE v. ORINDA McINTYRE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases at law and in chancery Ohio
Volume: 1
Pages: 135–135

Head Matter:
ANNE McINTYRE v. ORINDA McINTYRE.
Divorce — two years residence — non resident.
A petitioner for a divorce must reside in the state where the petition is filed,and have so resided for two years before.
Diyorce. The petition was filed in August, 1830 — the cause, wilful- absence.
Hubbard,
offered evidence, that the petitioner was a boatman in 1828, and was principally upon the river. When up, he was occasionally at Bridgeport, in this county, at boarding. He removed into Virginia, but came over a short time on account of some difficulty; but his place of residence in 1830, when the petition was filed, was in Vix'ginia.

Opinion:
Bx the Court.
You cannot proceed. The petitioner was not a resident of Ohio when he commenced his proceedings, and had not resided in the state two years before; both of which the law requires.
Bill dismissed.