Reagan v. Reagan

Candler, Justice.

William Alfred Reagan filed a suit for divorce against Esther Naoma Reagan on the ground of wilful desertion. Mrs. Reagan answered his petition and denied its allegations of desertion and by cross petition alleged that he had wilfully abandoned her and had also cruelly mistreated her. She prayed for a divorce and for alimony and demanded a jury trial. On the trial each party introduced evidence in support of his or her respective contention. The jury brought in a verdict for divorce which did not specify whether it was for the plaintiff or for the defendant. It awarded to the…