Authement v. Authement

CULPEPPER, Judge.

The plaintiff wife filed a suit for separation from bed and board on the grounds of cruelty. The defendant husband reconvened for separation from bed and board on the grounds of abandonment. Judgment was rendered in favor of the wife. The husband appealed.

The central issue on appeal is whether the evidence supports the wife’s demand for separation on the grounds of cruelty. A resolution of this issue also answers the husband’s contention that the district court lacked venue.

*631The evidence is in conflict. The wife contends the husband shunned her affections, that for a month…