Leachmon v. Leachmon

Hall, Justice.

Appellant, Jesse Leachmon, appeals from a judgment of divorce and the award of real estate and an automobile to his wife.

1. The appellant complains that the trial court erred in striking his demand for trial by jury and granting a divorce to the appellee on the pleadings. We disagree. The appellee petitioned for divorce from the appellant on grounds that the bonds of marriage have been irretrievably broken as defined in Code Ann. § 30-102 (13). The appellant counterclaimed for divorce on grounds of wilful and continued desertion for the term of one year as defined in Code Ann. §…