Collins v. Collins

In this contested action for divorce on the ground of desertion, it is undisputed that the couple was married on July 14, 1909; that the plaintiff lived in New London continuously for more than three years next before the bringing of this complaint, and that the parties last lived together at Paterson, New Jersey, on March 30, 1930. The defendant’s answer denies that she then deserted the plaintiff, and further alleges that he then deserted her. The vital ques' tion therefore is whether in legal contemplation the defendant deserted the plaintiff when the parties separated on March 30, 1930.

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