Livani v. Livani

Stiftel, J.:

This divorce action was brought on the ground of constructive desertion. The action was contested by defendant’s attorney; the defendant did not attend the hearing, and no witnesses for defendant were in court.

The evidence presented by plaintiff showed that the parties were married on September 15, 1948, in Bavaria, Germany, where the defendant was a member of the United States armed forces. They later made Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, their marital domicile, and for many years prior to September 15, 1953, when defendant was transferred to Labrador, she was beaten, bruised and…