Colbert v. Colbert

The appellee, Emmett Richard Colbert, filed his hill on February 15, 1932, against his wife, Anne Elizabeth Colbert, alleging desertion and adultery, praying for a divorce a vinculo and general relief. From a decree deny*396ing the divorce and awarding the custody of the infant daughter to the wife, this appeal was allowed.

Plaintiff and defendant were married in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on September 29, 1921. One child, Anne H., now nine years of age, was born to them May 2, 1925. This couple took a more or less active part in the social life of Fredericksburg, and entertained frequently, both…