McCausey v. McCausey

Alleging constructive desertion, Ernest McCausey sued his wife, Suzanne, for divorce. Suzanne filed a cross-bill charging desertion and cruelty.

Ernest introduced evidence to show that Suzanne withdrew from the marital bed; that she often went out alone at night, attended a night spot, and did not return until the early morning hours; that his wife neglected her household duties and supervision of their hyperactive daughter; that, at the age of 14, the daughter underwent an abortion for a pregnancy conceived out of wedlock; that Suzanne resisted his efforts to eject the daughter’s boyfriend…