Zwerg v. Zwerg

The appellee, Janet L. Zwerg, filed her bill for separate maintenance against appellant, Ralph P. Zwerg, in the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi. In her bill, appellee alleged that the parties were married and living apart because appellant had deserted her, and asked for an award for her separate support.

Appellant answered and, among other things, set up as a plea in bar a denial that the parties were husband and wife, alleging that they had been lawfully divorced by a decree of the District Court of Cleveland County, Oklahoma. A certified copy of the Oklahoma proceedings,…