Smith v. Smith

Opinion by

Rhodes, P. J.,

In his libel, libellant charged his wife, the respondent, with wilful and malicious desertion. Respondent has appealed from the decree of the court below granting a divorce to libellant.

The parties were married on April 12, 1940. Libellant ivas forty years of age, and respondent was twenty-one. At the time of the marriage, they were citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and of the United States. After their marriage, they lived together in Philadelphia until the separation on January 3, 1944. They have continued to reside in Philadelphia. One child, a daughter,…