Lamothe v. Lamothe

Plaintiff and defendant were married in the year 1903. They established matrimonial domicile in the City of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, in 1924, and there engaged in the business of undertaking. They established a branch business in the City of Alexandria, Louisiana, in the year 1933, which was under the exclusive management of the plaintiff. Defendant, in a large measure, managed the Monroe business.

In October, 1934, defendant in the present action instituted suit against plaintiff for absolute divorce on the grounds of infidelity. On trial of rule nisi she was awarded alimony…