Olsen v. Olsen

On April 29, 1935, upon a petition for separate support between the parties, a decree was entered in these terms: “It appearing to the court that said Carl A. Olsen has been cruel and abusive towards the petitioner but that said petitioner is not actually living apart from the respondent within the meaning of G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 209, § 32, it is decreed that said petition be dismissed.” It does not appear whether the form of the petition restricted the inquiry so that relief could not be given unless the petitioner proved that she was “actually fiving apart from her husband,” See Bucknam v.…