James v. James

PICKETT, Judge.

This action originated as a suit for legal separation by John Vernon James, Jr., against his wife, Mrs. Sandra King James, on the ground of abandonment.

The plaintiff prevailed in the District Court and obtained judgment against Mrs. James. We reverse that Judgment.

In his petition below, Mr. James, alleging that he and his wife were domiciled in *763East Baton Rouge Parish, sought a legal separation on allegations that his wife abandoned him, on or about January 13, 1975, without lawful cause, taking with her the two children of the marriage Lea Margot James, age 12, and Mary…