Heyob v. Her Husband

The plaintiff, a married woman, alleges that, in October, 1856, she obtained a judgment of separation of property against her husband, which was executed by a notarial act of settlement between them j that, some time thereafter, her husband abandoned the common domicile, and has since neglected to provide, as he is bound to do, for her maintenance as his wife, and has continued to live in open concubinage with a prostitute; that she has had to pay the rent of her dwelling and all her household expenses ; that, in the settlement of the community, he concealed from her, and failed to include,…