Friedrich v. Friedrich
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Cross bill for divorce on the ground of desertion, originally, filed in answer to a libel filed by the present libellee, which after-wards was dismissed for want of prosecution, as stated in the opinion. In the Superior Court the .case was heard by Jenney, J., who found the facts which are stated in the opinion and ruled, subject to the exception of the libellant, that she was not entitled to maintain her libel.
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Cross bill for divorce on the ground of desertion, originally, filed in answer to a libel filed by the present libellee, which after-wards was dismissed for want of prosecution, as stated in the opinion. In the Superior Court the .case was heard by Jenney, J., who found the facts which are stated in the opinion and ruled, subject to the exception of the libellant, that she was not entitled to maintain her libel. He made an order dismissing the libel and reported the case for determination by this court, such order or decree to be entered as might be deemed proper.
1Opinion of the CourtDe Courcy, J.
The parties were married in the State of New York in' 1906. They were residents of that State before their *60marriage, and as husband and wife continued to live there until December 3, 1910. At that time the husband deserted the wife and came to this Commonwealth; and since then he has continued to reside in Boston, while the wife remained-in New York. Under the general rule established by our statutes (except where the libellant has lived in the Commonwealth for five years last preceding the filing of the libel, or three years in case the parties were inhabitants of this Commonwealth at the…
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