Smith v. Smith

Citations

• 72 Pa. Super. 96
• 1919 Pa. Super. LEXIS 258

Syllabus

<p>Divorce — Desertion—Justification—Gruel and barbarous treatment.</p> <p>Where the libelant by his continued abuse and ill treatment of the respondent compelled her to refrain from marital relations with him, and to eventually leave his house, he cannot afterwards secure a divorce on the ground that the respondent wilfully and maliciously deserted him.</p>