GALVIN v. GALVIN

Nos. 49791, 50156, 50327 cons.

72 Ill.2d 113 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 510

JANET F. GALVIN, Appellee, v. CHARLES P. GALVIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Moenning, of Chicago, and Ronald L. Keyser, of Eliff, Keyser & Hallberg, of Pekin, for appellant.

Sandman, Levy & Moltz, and Samuel K. Bell, of Chicago (Kerry L. Kessler, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment reversed; orders vacated.

MR. JUSTICE MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This matter, consolidated from three appeals, concerns the constitutionality of a venue provision in "An Act in relation to married men and women" (the Act). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 68, par. 22 et seq.) The Act, in existence for over 100 years, has been repealed and superseded by the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch...

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