Burdette v. Burdette

BROWN, Justice.

Bill by the wife against the husband for divorce alleging — -to state the grounds in the language of the allegation in the bill, “Respondent on, to-wit: June 29, 1942, committed actual violence on the person of the Complainant attended with danger to life and health, and from his conduct there is reasonable apprehension of such violence if the Complainant continued to live with him.”

The bill was not answered, but a decree pro confesso was taken, and on submission for final decree on the pleadings, decree pro confesso and depositions taken before the register, the court entered…