Will of Baldwin v. Outagamie County

Under the common law a wife’s residence follows that of the husband. That 'rule, however, has been deviated from in Wisconsin in divorce cases. In the case of Gray v. Gray, 232 Wis. 400, 287 N. W. 708, the husband moved to Chippewa Falls because of his work. His wife refused to move and remained in Eau Claire. After fifteen years of separation she sued for divorce from bed and board, *200but the court awarded the husband a divorce upon his counterclaim based on the grounds of desertion. It was determined there that the husband has the right to select the place where the family shall reside and if…