Dick v. Dick

I am unable to agree with the majority opinion that it was not reversible error for the trial court to fail to set forth the specific ground, or grounds, upon which the judgment was based for the reason that I think the words of the statute (G. S. 1949, 60-1516) providing for an action in favor of the wife for alimony only, without the granting of a.divorce, are clear in that she is required to allege and prove “any of the causes for which a divorce may be granted.”

The eleven causes for divorce recognized in this jurisdiction are set out in G. S. 1959 Supp., 60-1501. I believe the only…