LD OSWALD, JR. v. Oswald

Moss, Justice.

The appellant, Mildred Gates Oswald, and the respondent, Luther D. Oswald, Jr., are husband and wife. They were married in Lexington County, South Carolina, on May 22, 1938.

This action which was instituted on October 18, 1952, is one for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii on the ground of desertion for a period of one year. Section 20-101(2), 1952 Code of Laws of South Carolina. The appellant denies that she is guilty of desertion. The case was referred to the Standing Master for Richland County, South Carolina, for the purpose of taking the testimony and reporting his conclusions…