Madsen v. Madsen

Plaintiff and defendant were married on December 1, 1947. They had no children. Defendant had two children by a previous marriage. The parties lived together until January 1956, when defendant left under circumstances which later justified entry of a decree of divorce against her on grounds of desertion. The petition for divorce was filed January 10,1966. Defendant filed an answer and counterclaim, asking that she be granted a divorce on grounds of plaintiff’s cruel and inhuman treatment. The case was tried on October 31, 1966. On the day of trial and before any evidence was taken, defendant…