Whitten v. Whitten
Whitten v. Whitten
Opinion of the Court
This matter is np on exceptions to a master’s report adverse to a divorce on the ground of desertion. The parties were married in June, 1921, and separated the following November. In the meantime they lived with the petitioner’s parents for a while, then went to housekeeping for a short period and finally landed in the home of the defendant’s mother and step-father in Ne-tf York, a small apartment, to which they had not been invited. The mother being in need of their bedroom to accommodate a daughter who was about to visit with some members of her family, asked the petitioner to make way, intimating that she thought her husband was doing quite enough to support her son, whereupon petitioner left, returning to her parent’s home. Her husband remained. Erom two letters written by the petitioner to her husband shortly after the separation the master deduced that she left of her own will and that he was not responsible for her departure. She left under the pressure of her mother-in-law’s invitation, but not willingly.
Exceptions sustained.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.