Bayly v. Bayly
High Court of Chancery of Maryland
[The bill was filed in the equity side of Baltimore County Court, on the 8th of May, 1847, by Mary Jane Bayly, of Baltimore city, the complainant, in which she states, that she was married to the defendant, Josiah Bayly, on the 15th of September, 1846; who then resided in Dorchester county, where she went to reside with her said husband; but, that since that time, they have removed to the city of Baltimore.
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[The bill was filed in the equity side of Baltimore County Court, on the 8th of May, 1847, by Mary Jane Bayly, of Baltimore city, the complainant, in which she states, that she was married to the defendant, Josiah Bayly, on the 15th of September, 1846; who then resided in Dorchester county, where she went to reside with her said husband; but, that since that time, they have removed to the city of Baltimore. That pros. ecutrix always conducted herself as a faithful and obedient wife ; but she charges, that her husband, soon after her marriage, commenced, towards her, a course of excessively…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.:
This case originated upon a bill filed on the equity side of Baltimore County Court, by the complainant, in which, upon the grounds therein set forth, she prays for a divorce a mensa et thoro, from her husband, the defendant, for alimony, and for the writ of ne exeat, to restrain the defendant from departing out of the jurisdiction of the court, until the further order of the court, and for such further and other relief as her case may require.
The bill is supposed to make a case entitling the complainant to relief, under the provisions of the 3d section of the act of 1841, ch.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mitchell v. BunchNew York Court of Chancery · 1831
- Dunham v. JacksonNew York Court of Chancery · 1829
- Denton v. DentonNew York Court of Chancery · 1815
- Thorne v. HalseyNew York Court of Chancery · 1823
3Cited by2 opinions
- Jackson v. JacksonCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Sharon v. SharonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885