Homes v. Carrier

Defendant sued plaintiff, her husband, for divorce, on the ground of adultery.

This suit, after lasting a considerable time, was dismissed, plaintiff in the action (defendant herein) failing to appear on trial to prosecute the same. Thereupon the present plaintiff brought this suit against his wife, for separation of bed and board, on the ground of public defamation ; the defamation alleged, consisting in the allegations of defendant’s petition in the first suit.

Defendant answers by reiterating her charges of adultery; although she does not now claim a judgment of divorce, but only that…