L. E. Long v. Madge A. Long

LANGDON, Justice. L. E. Long, the appellant, brought this suit, a divorce action, against his wife Madge A. Long, appellee, in the usual statutory form. Trial was to the court without a jury. It resulted in a judgment in favor of the defendant denying the divorce, awarding attorneys' fees to the defendant and assessing costs against the plaintiff. In response to the appellant's request the trial court filed findings of fact and conclusions of law which included the following finding: ""2. Although plaintiff and defendant each testified as witnesses in the case, neither testified that the plaintiff, L. E. Long was an actual bona fide inhabitant of the State of Texas for a period in excess of 12 months and resided in Harris County more than 6 months next preceding the filing of the petition for divorce herein.""