Maxwell v. Maxwell

• Samuel A. Maxwell herein referred to as the plaintiff, filed his complaint in the circuit court of McHenry county on August 30,1946, charging his wife, Janet H. Maxwell, herein referred to as the defendant, with desertion and praying for a decree of divorce. Defendant filed her answer denying the allegations of the complaint and filed a counterclaim charging the plaintiff with desertion. After the issues were made up upon the original complaint and counterclaim, a hearing was had before the court without a jury resulting in a decree finding that on August 20, 1945, defendant wilfully…