Sternberg v. Sternberg

Atkinson, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) This is an action for divorce and alimony on the grounds of mental incapacity at the time of marriage and subsequent desertion. The action for alimony is not an independent suit based upon a bona fide separation of the parties, but is incidental to the divorce action. Thus, if the divorce action fails for any reason, the ác-' tion for alimony must also fail. Stoner v. Stoner, 134 Ga. 368 (4) (67 S. E. 1030); Brightwell v. Brightwell, 161 Ga. 89 (2) (129 S. E. 658); Meadows v. Meadows, 161 Ga. 90 (2) (129 S. E. 659). Therefore, a…