Washington v. Washington
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Rockingham county. Decree for defendant. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This bill was filed by Ida A. Washington to obtain a divorce from her husband, Henry Washington, on the ground of desertion.
The statute provides that where either party wilfully deserts or abandons the other for three years, a divorce from the bond of matrimony may be decreed (Code, 1904, sec. 2257) ; and further provides that where desertion is the ground, the husband or wife may testify. Code, 1904, sec. 3346a.
*525The uncontradicted evidence in this case shows that without cause the defendant has abandoned his wife continuously for five or six years; that during that time he has not cohabited…
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