Pettis v. Pettis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action for a divorce upon the ground of desertion, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Curtis, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The parties intermarried in New York in June, 1912, the husband being then and now a citizen of Connecticut. They lived together in Connecticut until May 23d, 1913, when the wife left her home and went to New York, where she has since remained, refusing to live again with her husband. They have one child between three and four years old.
On May 24th, 1916, the plaintiff husband brought this action for divorce on the ground of desertion, describing his wife as a resident of Tarrytown in the State of New York, and alleging that the desertion began on or before May 23d, 1913. The defendant…
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