Smith v. Smith

SIMPSON, Justice.

This is a divorce case.

Appellant wife filed suit for a divorce from bed and board. The appellee husband filed a cross-bill for an absolute divorce. After hearing on the merits the court below granted the husband a divorce on the grounds of abandonment, divided the property of the parties and awarded appellant *609$50 per month alimony. The wife appealed.

The primary argument made by appellant is that the court erred in granting to her husband a divorce on the ground of abandonment. The cross-bill alleges and the proof shows that the abandonment by the husband occurred more than…