Starns v. Starns

Mrs. Gladys Iola Starns sued her husband, Isaac G. Starns, for separation from bed and board, alleging that defendant was guilty of habitual intemperance, cruelty, and excesses, and that he had publicly defamed plaintiff by causing to be published in the daily newspapers of the city of New Orleans and elsewhere statements made by him accusing plaintiff of improper conduct and infidelity. Plaintiff also alleged the existence of community property, prayed for an injunction against its disposal, asked for alimony and also for attorney fees.

The defense to the suit is a denial of the habitual…