Hava v. Chavigny

Plaintiff sues his wife for a divorce on the ground that they have lived separate and apart for more than seven years, as provided for in Act No. 269 of 1916, p. 557.

Defendant filed an exception of no cause of action, which was sustained. Plaintiff has appealed.

Act No. 269 is entitled “An act to allow a divorce to married persons who have been living separate and apart for a period of seven years or more”; and it provides in section 1:

“That when married persons have been living separate and apart for a period of seven years or more, either party to the marriage contract may sue, in the courts…