Lee v. Lee
Supreme Court of Virginia
Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Rocking-ham county. Decreé-for the defendant. Complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
This bill was filed by Thomas H. Lee to obtain a divorce from his wife, Eveline Lee, on the ground of desertion.
The statute (Code, 1904, sec. 2257) provides, that a divorce from the bond of matrimony may be decreed where either party wilfully deserts or abandons the other for three years.
The uncontradicted evidence shows that without cause the defendant has abandoned her husband continuously
*720for more than three years; that during that time she has not lived with him', and has declared her purpose never to return to his home, though he has tried to induce her to do so. These facts…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Washington v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1910
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bowman v. BowmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1942
- Byerly v. ByerlySupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- Johnson v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915