Throckmorton v. Throckmorton
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from decree of circuit court of Loudoun county rendered Eebruary 14, 1889, in suit instituted by the appellant, Ann E. Throckmorton, for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii, from her husband, Mason Throckmorton.
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This was a suit in the circuit court of Loudoun county by the appellant against her husband, Mason Throckmorton, for *769a divorce a mnculo matrimonii. The grounds upon which relief is prayed for in the hill, are desertion, cruelty, and adultery. The charge of adultery is in general terms, the bill simply alleging that the defendant “ had frequently violated his marriage vows and been guilty of adultery,” without any allegation as to time, place,- or other circumstances. The bill also prays in general terms that the defendant be required to answer it,…
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