Mercadel v. Mercadel

BRUNOT, Justice.

This is a suit for a divorce. It is based upon acts of adultery alleged to have been committed by the defendant with a man named Erank Stephens on or about April 24, 1932, and between that date and May 6, 1932. The suit was filed on the last-named date, but, for some unexplained reason, no effort was made, to prosecute it until February 14, 1933, when the minutes show that a preliminary default was entered.

Before the default was confirmed the defendant filed an answer to the suit and a re-conventional demand, and prayed for judgment in reconvention, in her favor and against…