Willingham v. Willingham

The parties to this snit were married in the District of Columbia, and the abandonment alleged by the plaintiff in this suit for divorce occurred in that jurisdiction. The Maryland divorce statute provides: “No person shall be entitled to make application for a divorce, where the cauáes for divorce occurred out of this State, unless the party plaintiff or defendant shall have resided within this State for two years next preceding such application.” Code, art. 16, sec. 40. It is averred in the bill of complaint that the plaintiff has resided in St. Mary’s County, where the, bill was filed, for…