Pempek v. Pempek

The marriage occurred on June 18, 1949. From its inception it was a marriage in name only. The principal reason for the breakdown was the defendant’s unusual attachment to her mother. With rare exception the defendant visited with her mother in the morning and in the evening day in and day out seven days a week. As a consequence, the plaintiff was denied the companionship he had a right to expect. Her frequent visits were so well known that she was referred to in the neighborhood and among the plaintiff’s friends and fellow employees as a mama’s girl. The plaintiff, a police officer, soon…