Lewis v. Lewis
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Charles Monroe, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment denying her prayer for divorce. The complaint was based on the ground of desertion. The defendant defaulted, and the court, after hearing plaintiff’s proofs, concluded that she had failed to make out a case, and entered judgment accordingly.
The plaintiff testified that she and the defendant had been married on March 1, 1910. She was then forty-one years old. His age was eighty-one. They had been acquainted but a short while. After the marriage, the parties took up their abode at Long Beach, in a house owned by defendant. As a result of litigation then…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Benkert v. BenkertCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- McMullin v. McMullinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
- Kirkpatrick v. KirkpatrickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Miller v. ForsterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
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