Singley v. Singley

Brailsford, Justice.

This action for divorce was commenced by the wife in the Richland County Court on May 7, 1970. The complaint alleged, as ground for the relief sought, that the spouses had been continuously separated since April 28, 1967, a period of more than three years prior to the commencement of the action. The husband demurred to the complaint upon the ground, among others, that the action was prematurely brought, in that the 1969 amendment to the Constitution allowing a divorce upon this ground is prospective in operation and applies only to separations which continue for three…