Lawatch v. Lawatch

This is the second chapter in the litigation involving the marital difficulties and property rights of Mr. and Mrs. Lawatch.

The first chapter was initiated by Mrs. Lawatch’s filing a complaint for separate maintenance which, however, was amended to state a cause of action for divorce. The husband countered with a cross-complaint also seeking a divorce. This first suit resulted in an amended decree on February 18, 1952, denying each party a divorce. The court found that each of the parties was guilty of extreme cruelty but denied either a decree on the ground of recrimination. 1 However, the…