Piper v. Piper

Campbell, A. M.

This matter is before me on petition for support and maintenance, pendente lite, of Susie Piper (hereinafter referred to as the petitioner), and of the child of the marriage, and counsel fees. Petitioner recently filed her bill for separate maintenance, alleging extreme cruelty, abandonment and refusal of defendant to support her and her child.

Authority for the relief sought by the bill is section 26 of the Divorce act (Revision of 1907—2 Comp. Stat. 1910 p. 2038), which provides:

“In case any husband, without any justifiable cause (italics are mine) shall abandon his wife or…