Jones v. Jones

On October 16, 1946, plaintiff, Marcus T. Jones, filed a bill of complaint for a divorce in the circuit court of Lake county, Michigan. Defendant filed an answer denying the charges and later filed an amended answer consisting of a cross bill for separate maintenance. Prom a decree granting defendant separate maintenance, plaintiff appeals.

The parties were married in Chicago on October 7, 1944, and soon thereafter took up their residence in Baldwin, Lake county, Michigan, where they have since resided. At the time of the trial plaintiff was 47 years of age and defendant 39 years old. No…