Gooding v. Gooding

Respondent was plaintiff and the appellant was defendant in a divorce proceeding instituted by respondent by filing her petition in the circuit court of Jackson County March 29, 1945. The petition alleged the marriage of the parties on May 20, 1907. The decree was sought on the ground of numerous specified indignities consisting of cruel treatment of the plaintiff, willful neglect and desertion, and the refusal to provide for plaintiff and their eight children born of the marriage. Plaintiff sought the allowance of alimony in gross and attorney fees.

On August 4, 1945 the defendant, by leave…