Vreeland v. Vreeland

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief-Justice.

This is a suit for maintenance brought by the complainant under the statute, upon the ground that the defendant, her husband, has abandoned her without justifiable cause, and refuses and neglects to provide for her support. Two defences were interposed — first, that the complainant deserted hex husband without cause and went to live with her mother; and second, that the marriage between the parties was void, because the complainant had another husband then living and from whom she had not been divorced. The complainant had a…