Dougherty v. Dougherty

A wife instituted an action for divorce. The petition contained prayers for temporary alimony, counsel fees, and custody of minor children. The husband denied the alleged grounds of divorce, and prayed that all of the prayers contained in the original petition be denied, and tnat he be granted a divorce upon grounds alleged in his cross-action, and for the custody of the children. At a preliminary hearing the only evidence adduced was the testimony of the wife, which tended to sustain the allegations of the petition and to deny the material allegations of the cross-action. The judgment…