McGowen v. McGowen
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. All the facts of this case material in view of the opinion, will be found stated carefully in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Bonner, Associate Justice.
This suit was instituted byappellee, Alexander McGowen, against appellant, Florence C. *661McGowen, on March 15,1879, asking a divorce on the ground of abandonment for three years.
The defendant pleaded that the separation between her and plaintiff was through plaintiff’s procurement and by his consent, and under an agreement that plaintiff would pay defendant §40 a month during the separation, and that she had always been willing to return to her husband.
Verdict and judgment awarding divorce to plaintiff; motion for new trial overruled, and defendant has perfected an…
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