Porter v. Porter

This is a suit for divorce a mensa et thoro, brought by Elsie M. Porter, the appellee, against her husband, Charles A. Porter, the appellant. A final decree was passed whereby a divorce a mensa et thoro was granted to the appellee, and the custody of their child, Gail Porter, was awarded to the mother. Other relief was granted, as prayed in the bill. From this decree the defendant, Charles A. Porter, appealed.

The parties to this suit were married on May 3rd, 1923, and resided together in Cumberland, Md., until about the 1st of September, 1933. There was one child, Gail Porter, born to them,…