Legal Opinion
Lawyer v. Lawyer
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 13, 1966No. Record 6171PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
This cause was instituted on April 8,. 1963, by Percy Elmo Lawyer, appellant, against his wife, Elda Lena Lawyer, appellee, for a divorce a mensa et thoro on the grounds of wilful desertion and abandonment. Mrs. Lawyer filed an answer' and cross-bill, in which she denied desertion of her husband, and, in turn, charged him with “cruelty and constructive desertion.” She prayed that a divorce a mensa et thoro be granted her, and that her husband be required to provide her alimony and counsel fees. Lawyer answered the cross-bill, denying all allegations of cruelty and desertion.
On May 8, 1963,…
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