Wilson v. Wilson

McQUADE, Justice.

This appeal is taken from a decree awarding a divorce to the plaintiff upon the statutory grounds alleged in the third amended complaint, of having been separated from the defendant for more than five years without cohabitation.

The principal issue is whether a separate •cause of action alleged for the first time in an amended complaint relates in time to the commencement of the action, or to the time when the amended pleading was filed.

The parties separated June 20, 1952. Plaintiff commenced an action for divorce in the State of Washington on the grounds ■of physical and…