Bates v. Bates

Stukes, J.:

Carl M. Bates and Mrs. Blanche S. Bates were married about twelve years ago. There are no children of that marriage. Both had been previously married, and Bates has several grown children, and Mrs. Bates has a 'daughter, her, co-defendant in this action, who is about fifteen years old and lived with them. He is a machinist and he and Mrs. Bates were employed during the most of their married life, and one earned about as much as the other and both contributed to the purchase and maintenance of their several homes and to their living expenses. During the recent war they were employed…