Thomas v. Thomas

This is an appeal from a divorce decree granted to respondent husband by the superior court of Pierce county.

The material facts of the case, which are largely undisputed, are summarized below.

Clara Thomas (appellant) and Joseph Thomas (respondent) were married in Bisbee, Arizona, in September, 1947, when they were both serving with the United States Army. No children have been born of the marriage. In 1949, the parties returned to civilian life and lived together in New York City for a year or two.

Respondent re-enlisted in the army in 1954 in Austria, and at the time of the trial was a…