Underwood v. Underwood
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Suit by Margaret I,. Underwood against Lineas D. Underwood, for divorce a mensa et thoro. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
Appellee, Margaret L. Underwood, brought this suit in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against her husband, Lineas D. Underwood, for divorce mensa et thoro.
The parties were married in 1899. A son was born in 1902. In 1913 appellant left his wife, but through her friends and the intervention of relatives a reconciliation was effected. It is conceded that things moved along harmoniously for a year or a year and a half thereafter. In August, 1916, appellant again left his wife, and has since refused to live with her. Indeed, he testified in the present…
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