Williams v. Varnardo
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of Tangipahoa; Clay Elliott, Judge. Action by Elias Williams against Lucinda Varnardo, and application by the state, on the relation of Elias Williams, for writ of habeas corpus against Lucinda Varnardo and others. The cases were consolidated and judgment rendered for defendant in both proceedings, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff sued for a separation from bed and board on the ground that the defendant had abandoned the matrimonial domicile without just cause of complaint, taking with her their youngest child, Edna. The prayer of the petition was that the defendant wife be cited to return to the matrimonial domicile, and for judgment ordering her to return, and, on her failure to obey the judgment, for a decree of separation from bed and board. Plaintiff also prayed that he be given the custody of his minor children.
Fifteen days after the filing of the suit plaintiff sued out a writ of habeas corpus for the…
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