NICKELS v. NICKELS

No. 13265.

347 So.2d 510 (1977)

Billie Thornton NICKELS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Mark Lawrence NICKELS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Caddo Bossier Legal Aid Society by Howard M. Fish, Jr., Shreveport, for appellant.

Before BOLIN, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.


JONES, Judge.

Billie Thornton Nickels appeals from a judgment holding her petition for divorce was premature. We reverse.

Billie Thornton Nickels brought this proceeding for a divorce based upon her husband's conviction of a felony, LSA-C.C. Art. 139(2). She entered a preliminary default when her husband failed to answer timely. At a hearing to confirm the default, appellant introduced evidence her husband had been tried by a jury and found guilty of simple...

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