Garver v. Garver

The defendant in error instituted a suit against her husband, who is plaintiff in error here, to obtain a divorce on the grounds of désertion' and non-support. She also prayed for the custody and control of a minor child. The husband filed an answer denying the allegations of wrongdoing on his part, and, by way of cross-complaint, charged defendant in error with willful desertion and abandonment. The cross-complaint was not interposed for the purpose of obtaining a decree of divorce, but under the statute, to defeat defendant in error in her attempt .to secure such relief. A¡ replication to…