Sanford v. Cowan

Edward Wilson Cowan on March 22, 1962, filed his bill of complaint against his wife, Mrs. Marion Kiser Cowan, alleging that they were married on April 16, 1949 and were separated on September 27, 1961; and that there were three children born of the marriage, to-wit: Marion, age 9, Edward, age 7, and Helen, age 2. He charged the defendant with habitual cruel and inhuman treatment, beginning in September 1960 and continuing thereafter until separation, for which he sought a full and complete divorce.

The defendant, in her answer, denied all of the material allegations of the bill of complaint,…