Smith v. Smith

This suit was instituted on January 3, 1957, by the appellant, Katherine i\nne O’Brien Smith, against her husband, Harry Lee Smith, Jr., alleging that he had been guilty of cruelty and desertion, had refused to support her and their children and establish a home for them. She prayed for a separation, not a divorce, and for support for herself and the children. On January 18, 1957, he filed an answer denying the charges and a cross-bill alleging that she deserted him on December 30, 1953, and praying for a divorce from her a vinculo matrimonii. The parties will be referred to herein as…