Powell v. Powell
Supreme Court of Vermont
Libel eor a divorce on account of the alleged willful desertion of the libellee for three years. The facts in the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court, which was delivered by
1Opinion of the Court
Redfield, Ch. J.
This is a petition for divorce by the husband against the wife, on the ground of desertion. The cause, in the words of the statute is “ for willful desertion for three years.” We suppose the desertion, to be willful, must be without any sufficient cause, or any cause which the party, upon probable proof, believes to be sufficient, as where one party remains' absent from the other upon the bona jide belief of misconduct in such party of a character to justify such separation. And it is questionable, perhaps, where one party remains absent from the other upon the bona jide…
2Cited by22 opinions
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- Hill v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
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