Crenshaw v. Crenshaw

On August 11, 1944, the plaintiff Rose Crenshaw commenced this action against her husband, the defendant Benton M. Crenshaw, for the purpose of obtaining a decree of separate maintenance.

The complaint does not state a cause of action for divorce nor does the prayer thereof seek a decree of divorce. The complaint, which has never been amended, charges that the defendant did wilfully “desert and abandon the plaintiff” thirteen days before suit was commenced and “prays judgment for a decree of separate maintenance herein.”

Defendant answered, denying the charge of desertion and, by…