Howard v. La Coste

From the statement made by my brethren of the facts of this case, it appears: (1) That John and Marie La Coste, husband and wife, separated in 1912, and have continuously lived apart since that date; (2) that the separation was caused by the willful, wicked, and wanton act of John La Coste in deserting his wife for her niece, and in living in open adultery with the niece for a number of years, during which time an illegitimate child was born to this adulterous union; (3) that after more than three years from the separation, John La Coste requested his wife to remove from Louisiana and to come…