Lester v. Lester

Plaintiff sued his wife for separation from bed and board, basing his action on allegations of cruel treatment, consisting of abuse, quarrelsome and unbearable conduct, and wrongful accusations Of unfaithfulness. Defendant denied the averments of the petition, and, in turn, reconvened for a separation from bed and board on the ground of cruelty. She alleged the abandonment of the matrimonial domicile for more than a year by her husband; that he resorted to correspondence to vex and torment her; that he associated with and was attentive to other women; and that, notwithstanding her appeals to…