Stitt v. Stitt

The plaintiff in the above-entitled action has instituted an action for separation. The defendant served a general denial and a counterclaim for separation in which she alleges some 10 specific instances of cruel and inhuman treatment for which she requests affirmative relief including support and maintenance for herself and her children.

The. parties have submitted numerous authorities on the question of the right of a wife to examine a husband in a separation action before trial. Originally such an examination was not permitted until the right to a separation had first been established. (Van…