Bullock v. Bullock

Plaintiff sued defendant, her husband, for separation on the ground of cruel treatment. Defendant reconvened, demanding a separation for abandonment. The court below rejected plaintiff’s demand, and gave defendant judgment in reconvention, ordering that plaintiff be summoned in the manner provided by law to return to the matrimonial domicile, and awarding defendant custody of the children pending further proceedings. Plaintiff appealed.

Plaintiff alleged that her husband.refused to provide proper food and clothing for her and -their two small children; that he often cursed and whipped her,…