BECKNER v. BECKNER


132 S.E.2d 715 (1963)

204 Va. 580

Pauline Wiles BECKNER v. Emory Dodd BECKNER.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

October 14, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur E. Smith, Roanoke, for appellant.

No brief filed on behalf of appellee.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.


WHITTLE, Justice.

On August 28, 1961, Emory Dodd Beckner filed suit for divorce against his wife, Pauline W. Beckner, alleging that "on or about June 1, 1961, the respondent, without cause or justification, deserted and abandoned the complainant; * * *". He prayed for a decree a mensa et thoro later to be merged into a decree a vinculo matrimonii.

Mrs. Beckner filed an answer denying that she was guilty of the alleged desertion, and stated that...

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