Rose v. Rose

The bill in this cause was filed for a severance of the bonds of marriage on a charge of desertion for the period of two years, and the court granted a decree. To make out a case for the dissolution of marriage on this ground there must be satisfactory proof of three things: First, cessation of cohabitation; second, an intent in the mind of the defendant to desert; and third, that the separation was against the will of complainant. Cooper v. Cooper 17 Mich. 205; Porritt v. Porritt 18 Mich. 120; Rudd v. Rudd 33 Mich. 101; Cox v. Cox 35 Mich. 161; Sergent v. Sergent 33 N. J. Eq. 201.

Assuming…