HENDERSON v. HENDERSON

No. 2048.

134 A.2d 581 (1957)

Joseph F. HENDERSON, Appellant, v. Annabell Davis HENDERSON, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided September 16, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinton W. Chapman, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Aubrey E. Robinson, Jr., Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellee, but filed no brief.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


ROVER, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint for absolute divorce. The husband sued his wife for an absolute divorce on the ground of voluntary separation from bed and board for five consecutive years without cohabitation (Code 1951, § 16-403).

The testimony adduced on behalf of the husband supported the allegations of the complaint. At the conclusion of the complainant's case the court said:

"* * * I have consistently...

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