Moore v. Moore

This started as an action for divorce. The wife alleged abandonment and infidelity. The husband cross-complained, asking a divorce on the grounds of cruelty and personal indignities rendering life burdensome.

At the close of the trial the wife moved to amend the prayer of her complaint, asking for separate maintenance instead of a divorce. When this motion was granted, the trial court permitted the defendant to amend his cross-complaint, enlarging his grounds for divorce, and reopened the case for the introduction of further evidence in support of his cross-complaint.

The trial court entered a…