Riley v. Riley

SCHOTT, Judge.

Plaintiff, Theodore Riley, obtained a judgment of divorce from his wife, Shirley Riley, on the ground that they had been living separate and apart for more than a year. LSA-R.S. 9:301. She has appealed on the ground that they were not living “separate and apart” because they were residing in the same house even though in separate residences.

The pertinent jurisprudence is summarized in Succession of Le Jeune, 221 La. 437, 59 So.2d 446 (1952). This was an action by relatives of the decedent to have certain property classified as her separate property because it was acquired with…