Goodwyn v. Goodwyn

The sole question for review in this appeal is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the decree of the trial court awarding a divorce on the ground of wilful desertion.

Juliette Walker Goodwyn filed a bill of complaint for divorce on the ground of cruelty in June of 1975. In a cross-bill, Frederick R. Goodwyn, her husband, alleged that she had deserted him on or about May 10, 1975. Having determined that the wife had “removed herself from the bedroom formerly occupied by herself and [her husband]” and that this act was not caused by her husband, the Commissioner in Chancery reported…