Mayer v. Mayer

Wolcott, Justice:

The facts giving rise to this controversy and ultimately to this appeal are as follows :

On March 2, 1946, the plaintiff and defendant were married and, thereafter, lived together on a farm owned by the defendant near Newark, Delaware. One child, was born of the marriage. Early in 1950 they separated and in January of that year the defendant was ordered to pay a monthly sum for the support of the minor child.

In 1952 the defendant instituted an action for divorce against the plaintiff in the Superior Court of New Castle County on the ground of wilful desertion. The Superior…