Landreaux v. Landreaux
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Walter Byers Sommerville, Judge. Action by Andre D. Landreaux against Rita Landreaux for divorce. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
Plaintiff brought this suit against his wife for a divorce on the ground of adultery; and she reconvened, demanding in her turn a separation from bed and board on the ground of illtreatment. She then, by rule, demanded alimony.
Plaintiff contends that alimony can be claimed by the wife only when she is a plaintiff, not when she is a defendant. That is true, but defendant became plaintiff when she set up an independent demand by way of reconvention. This demand might have been propounded by a separate suit, and was made by way of reconvention simply as a matter of convenience.
Plaintiff also…
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