Howard v. Howard

Appellant and appellee were married in 1952. In 1960 Mattie Howard filed a bill of complaint in the Chancery Court of Warren County for separate maintenance, alleging that the defendant, Revelle Howard, had deserted her without fault on her part, and willfully refused and failed to support her. After a hearing on conflicting testimony, the trial court on January 19, 1961, found the wife was entitled to the relief sought, and ordered defendant to pay her $10 a week separate maintenance, the utilities and payments on their house, and her attorney’s fees. The husband appealed without…