McDowell v. McDowell

PER Cuexam.

The complaint is verified according to the requirements of G.S. 50-16. Cunningham v. Cunningham, 234 N.C. 1, 65 S.E. 2d 375.

“If any husband ... be guilty of any misconduct or acts that would be or constitute cause for divorce, either absolute or from bed and board,” the wife may institute an action for alimony without divorce. G.S. 50-16; Brooks v. Brooks, 226 N.C. 280, 37 S.E. 2d 909. “If either party abandons his or her family” it is a ground for divorce from bed and board. G.S. 50-7, sub-sec. 1; Cameron v. Cameron, 235 N.C. 82, 68 S.E. 2d 796.

The complaint alleges the existence…