Beckner v. Beckner

On August 28, 1961, Emory Dodd Beckner filed suit for divorce against his wife, Pauline W. Beckner, alleging that “on or about June 1, 1961, the respondent, without cause or justification, deserted and abandoned the complainant; # * He prayed for a decree a mensa et thoro later to be merged into a decree a vinculo matrimonii.

Mrs. Beckner filed an answer denying that she was guilty of the alleged desertion, and stated that she and her husband lived together until August 12, 1961, at which time he abandoned her and went to live with his sister. There were only two witnesses in the case, the…