Slansky v. Slansky

This appeal presents the question of whether a wife may avail herself of an action in forcible entry and detainer to exclude her husband from the marital dwelling.

In 1971, Laura Slansky, plaintiff appellee, brought this suit in Berea Municipal Court to oust Robert Slansky, the appellant, from the house which they had shared as husband and wife until 1967. The complaint alleged that the appellant had “entered upon . . . [the] premises as the husband of the plaintiff and has failed to pay rent to plaintiff in any amount whatsoever while occupying said premises. ’ ’ However, the appellee…