Jones v. Jones

On February 26, 1962, plaintiff filed her peti tion for divorce from. defendant alleging that “without just cause and without any fault” on her part defendant “has been guilty of such cruel and inhuman treatment of and towards this plaintiff such as to endanger her life and health”, entitling her to a divorce. Defendant was duly served with an original notice, but for reasons unimportant to this decision did not appear. On May 3, 1962, a hearing was had and plaintiff was awarded a decree of divorce from defendant. Custody of the couple’s only child, a boy of seven years, was awarded…