Rearden v. Rearden

The bill of complaint is filed for alimony, without divorce. It shows that the parties were married in 1901, and separated in 1919; the allegation of the original bill being that complainant “was forced by her husband to leave her home with him and take up her residence with others, and that she was without fault.” To this was added, by amendment, the allegation that “said respondent abandoned complainant, hired an automobile of a negro and sent her away, and has contributed nothing to her maintenance or support since.”

In bills of this character it is not necessary for the wife to show such…