Field v. Field

Is a wife compelled to live with her mother-in-law ? This the question which confronts me in this case and which by reason of the attitude of the parties I am compelled to decide. The plaintiff, a man of moderate means, has brought his mother, a widow, into his home to provide for her. Some differences having arisen between the mother and wife, the latter has left and expresses her intention and desire not again to return so long as the husband’s mother is in the house, unless compelled to do so by the law of this state. She is very desirous of living with her husband and has offered to…