Dudley v. . Dudley

The statute relied upon by the plaintiff for the relief sought, provides that: “Marriages may be dissolved and the parties thereto divorced from the bonds of matrimony on the application of either party, if and when the husband and wife have lived separate and apart for two years, and the plaintiff in the suit for divorce has resided in the State for a period of six months.” G. S., 50-6. Therefore, the question presented is whether or not the plaintiff and the defendant lived separate and apart for two years next preceding the institution of this action.

The plaintiff testified he had lived…