Mercer v. Mercer

Jim Johnson, Associate Justice.

This is a divorce case; the parties are negroes. The Plaintiff-Appellee is Pantroy Mercer; the Appellant is Bertha Lee Mercer. It questions the correctness of a decree granting the husband a divorce and denying the wife alimony or property rights.

The parties were married in 1933 and lived together as husband and wife until February 1942. There were no children born of this marriage. In June 1944, Pan-troy filed suit for divorce alleging Bertha Lee had deserted him. On July 17, 1944, Pantroy was granted a divorce on constructive service. On August 26, 1944, this…