Hayhurst v. Hayhurst

Burr., Ch. J.

Plaintiff brings this action for divorce on the grounds of desertion. The defendant denies any desertion, alleges that the parties separated mutually and to give the appearance of desertion that plaintiff might apply for a divorce, that there was a reconciliation and subsequent abandonment on the part of the plaintiff. She then asks that “a decree of separation from bed and board may be entered by the Court, and that suitable provision be made therein for the support and maintenance of the defendant and for a suitable division of the property of the plaintiff.”

The plaintiff…