Carter v. Carter

Amos M. Carter, the appellant, brought this suit against his wife, Clara Mae Ellis Carter, for a divorce a vinculo matrimonii on the ground of desertion which he alleged had occurred on October. 24, 1952. The wife filed an answer and cross bill alleging that her husband on or about October 30, 1952, cursed and abused her and drove her away from their home and had refused to be reconciled. She prayed for separate maintenance and support.

Depositions were taken by both sides over a period of nearly a year. On consideration of the evidence, after excluding some of it as remote and irrelevant, the…