Long v. Long

BbogdeN, J\

In order to secure an absolute divorce upon the ground of two years separation as provided in C. S. (Michie’s Code, 1931), 1659(a), and chapter 163, Public Laws of 1933, must the applicant for such divorce be “the injured party?”

The Constitution of North Carolina in Article II, section 10, provides: “The General Assembly shall have power to pass general laws regulating divorce and alimony, but shall not have power to grant a divorce or secure alimony in any individual case.” This clause is the only limitation imposed upon the power of the General Assembly with reference to divorce.…