Joseph Choate
Lawyer
530 West Sixth Street
Los Angeles
July 25, 1943.
Mr. & Mrs. Archie Wineland,
857 Thistle Street,
Seattle, Washingon.
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Wineland:
For some time your sister-in-law, Mrs.
Pearl Wineland, of Los Angeles, has been conferring with me concerning her
domestic difficulties and has at last decided to institute proceedings to
obtain a divorce from Ervin Wineland, her husband, o n the groud of desertion.
She has told me of your letter to her from time to time since his departure
from Los Angeles, and in view of all that has tanspired since hs departure, and
from your letters, undoubtedly you are in sympathy with her decision.
First, may I convey to you her assurance
and also mine, that there is no desire or intention of proceeding any further
than the mere matter of obtaining a divorce on the grounds of desertion. All
that which has transpired heretofore is a closed matter so far as she is
concerned except that she now feels that she should obtain her freedom after
five years.
With this assurance coming from her I am
writing task if you will assist her in serving upon her husband, Ervin
Wineland, a copy of the Complaint for divorce? She has not known of his
whereabouts since his departure and is not interested in his present
whereabouts but as you undoubtedly know, under the law, a person must be
personally served with a copy of the Complaint by any person over eighteen years
of age, or it will be necessary fro Mrs. Wineland t go to the added expense of
publishing for a period of three months, the fact that said complaint had been
filed in the Countyof Los Angeles. In order to save Mrs. Wineland the cost of
this publication I am writing you to ask if you will do her the favor of
serving a copy of the Complaint if the copy is sent to you, or if you wish to
have someone else serve it upon him will you see that the Complaint is put in
the hand of someone else for service. All that needs to be done is to hand it to
him personally.
In the event Mr. Ervin Wineland I not in
your vicinity, then, if I sent you a copy of the Complaint will you send it to
the Constable of the town where he resides, so that it may be served upon him? Whatever
expenses are incurred in making the service will sent to you immediately after
the service has been made, so that you will not be involved in any expense.
This procedure is suggested because your
sister-in-law, Mrs. Pearl Wineland, thought that you might not care to disclose
to her where her husband now is, and as I have said, she is not interested in
his whereabouts only that she would like to have him serve personally rather
than incur the expense of publication.
If you can assist Mrs. Wineland in this
matter it will be greatly appreciated. I am enclosing a self-addressed, stamped
envelope for your reply, and if you will assist her in this matter we will send
to you by return mail a copy of the Complaint with instructions.
Thanking you for your early attention to
this matter, I am
Very truly yours,
(signed)
JC:M
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