Bennett v. Bennett

Dr. Willard H. Bennett, of Bethesda, a physicist employed by the Government in the National Bureau of Standards, brought this suit against his wife, Dorothy S. Bennett, of Chevy Chase, for an absolute divorce and custody of their minor children. He is appealing here from a decree dismissing his bill of complaint, awarding the custody of the children to defendant, and ordering him to pay $800 as counsel fee to the solicitors for defendant.

The parties were married in 1928 in Columbus, Ohio. At that time complainant was 24 years old and had received his Ph.D. degree, while his wife was only 16.…