Middleton v. Middleton

Mr. Presiding Justice Bardens

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff appellant brought her action for separate maintenance in the circuit court of St. Clair county against the defendant appellee on April 19, 1948. The complaint charged cruelty and desertion. Upon the filing of the complaint, the chancellor issued a temporary injunction restraining the defendant from striking, injuring, or molesting the plaintiff and from entering the premises occupied by the plaintiff. Defendant filed his motion to strike the complaint for separate maintenance. On August 26, 1948, plaintiff filed an…