Pierce v. Pierce

— The plaintiff, Henry J. Pierce, seeks a decree of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between him and the defendant, Violetta E. Pierce. He commenced the present action in that behalf in the superior court for King county in June, 1921, following the going into effect of ch. 109 of the Laws of 1921, p. 331, amending our statute prescribing the causes for divorce. He claims the right to a decree of divorce from the defendant upon the sole ground that they have lived separate and apart for a period of more than five consecutive years immediately preceding the commencement of…