Whitbeck v. Whitbeck

The defendant has appealed from a decree of separation from bed and board, granted on the ground of cruel treatment. He assigns as errors, first, that his wife was not authorized by the judge to bring the suit, and, second, that the evidence in the record does not warrant a decree of separation from bed and board.

According to Act No. 132- of 1926, p. 207, it is not necessary for a married woman to be authorized by her husband or by the judge to file or prosecute or defend a lawsuit. Counsel for appellant contend that the statute does not apply to a suit for divorce or for separation from bed…