Crittenden v. Crittenden

Carrico, J.,.

delivered the opinion of the court.

The question involved in this appeal is whether a two-year separation of husband and wife resulting from the commitment of the latter for mental incompetence is ground for divorce under Code, § 20-91(9).

The question arose when Henry T. Crittenden, the complainant, filed a bill of complaint against Evelyn Warx Friend Crittenden, the defendant, and her committee, Robert C. Stackhouse. The bill alleged that on May 19, 1950, the defendant was adjudged mentally incompetent and was committed to Eastern State Hospital, where she was still confined. The…