Tinney v. Tinney

This was a suit filed by the wife for separate maintenance. From a judgment in her favor the husband appeals, alleging that the court abused its discretion in awarding an amount that he claims was a “penalty.” The court found from the evidence, and justifiably so,

“That for a long period of time the defendant has consorted illicitly with another woman, with whom he has spent substantial amounts of his time and his money, and with whom he has lived representing themselves to be husband and wife.

“That on Monday, August 5, 1963, the defendant deserted the plaintiff and their home, without just…