Roussey v. Roussey

This appeal and cross-appeal is from a decree of the Circuit Court for Harford County dismissing a husband’s bill for divorce a mensa on the ground of desertion, and the wife’s cross-bill on the ground of constructive desertion. Each complainant sought custody of the two children, but the court awarded custody of one child to each party, and ordered the husband to pay a counsel fee and arrears of alimony pendente lite.

The material facts may be briefly stated. The parties were married in New Jersey in 1947, and resided there until they moved to Maryland in 1954, where he went into the tree…