Mathison v. Mathison

<p>Abstract of the Decision.</p> <p>1. Husband and wife, § 264*—when evidence insufficient to sustain decree of separate maintenance. Evidence held insufficient to sustain a decree for separate maintenance on the ground that the husband sustained improper relations with another woman, where the only evidence relating to such relation was a letter which the wife found purporting to be written to the husband, and it appeared that the finding of the letter was not the cause of her leaving her husband and the contents of the letter were not sufficient to show such relations.</p> <p>2. Divorce § 48*—evidence sufficient to establish desertion. Evidence held sufficient to entitle a husband to divorce on the ground of desertion, where the wife sold the home and all the furniture and ceased to live with him and her only excuse for so doing was that he had improper relations with another woman, which relations were not established by the evidence.</p>