Hornstein v. Hornstein

This is an appeal from a decree granting plaintiff a divorce a mensa on the ground of desertion and in effect refusing defendant a divorce on that ground on his cross-bill. There is also a second appeal from a later decree modifying the original decree with respect to alimony. The case was tried in open court before Judge Digges, who filed a full and careful opinion, holding that plaintiff was originally guilty of desertion but that afterwards she made a bona-fide offer of reconciliation, which defendant rejected and that thereby defendant became guilty of desertion.

This marriage was…