Missimer v. Missimer

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

We agree with the master and the lower court that the charge of desertion has not been sustained.

The parties bought a small property for a home in Philadelphia in 1926. In 1933, because of the depression, libellant’s earnings as a carpenter were almost negligible and he had been unable to maintain it. Early in that year, on default in their payments, a building and loan mortgage was foreclosed and they lost their home. They had an opportunity to enter into a repurchase agreement on lower terms but they did not accept it, and they had to vacate the premises. The final…