Formicola v. Formicola

Plaintiff husband commenced an action for divorce on the ground of adultery. MOLA §552.6(1) (Stat Ann 1957 Rev §25.86[1]). Defendant wife answered and counterclaimed for divorce on the ground of cruelty. MOLA § 552.8 (Stat Ann 1957 Rev §25.88).

At the trial, evidence was introduced that defendant had left her husband and their children and moved into an apartment with another man. They signed the lease therefor as husband and wife. As a defense against such conduct, defendant offered testimony of plaintiff’s alleged refusal or inability to provide adequate finances to meet family needs.…