Billiot v. Rivere

CHEHARDY, Judge.

Mrs. Eva Billiot Rivere sued for a separation from bed and board from her husband, Harry Joseph Rivere, on the ground of cruel treatment.

The defendant answered and reconvened as a plaintiff alleging that Mrs. Rivere abandoned him without cause and subsequently committed adultery, giving him the right to an immediate divorce.

In a separate action Eva Rivere had previously sued Harry Rivere for alimony penT dente lite. The suits were consolidated.

The trial court awarded alimony penden-te lite of $750 per month. In the trial on the merits, the court granted plaintiff a judgment of…