Lewis v. Lewis

The appellee Joseph W. Lewis was granted a divorce a mensa from the appellant Lura J. Lewis by Judge James S. Getty in the Circuit Court for Allegany County on the grounds of desertion. The wife appealed from this judgment.

FACTS

The evidence established that the parties were married on September 6, 1969, after a courtship of seven years. They separated on December 21, 1969. The husband was 64 years of age and the wife 52 at the time of their marriage. Both parties had previous marriages which terminated in the death of their respective spouses. The husband had three married children and the…