Peterson v. Peterson

WADE, Justice.

This is an appeal by Mildred Peterson, defendant and appellant herein, from a judgment decreeing a divorce to her husband, Max Peterson, on the ground of desertion.

The record discloses that Mildred and Max were married in Nephi, Utah, on January 17, 1938, and are the parents of three children as a result of this union. The marriage was not a happy one, being marred by friction commencing on the wedding day. Max is a laborer who operates heavy construction machinery and his work necessitates his moving to different communities wherever work he is capable of doing is to be found.…