Carpenter v. Carpenter

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This case was commenced on the 29th day of January, 1946, by a husband against his wife for a divorce on the ground of gross neglect of duty only and the custody of their infant child. The wife answered denying the charge and in a cross petition charged the husband with abandonment, extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. In such cross petition the wife did not seek a divorce but merely prayed that the action be dismissed, that she be given custody of the child and that plaintiff be required to contribute a reasonable amount for its…