CRITTENDEN v. CRITTENDEN


168 S.E.2d 115 (1969)

210 Va. 76

Evelyn Warx Friend CRITTENDEN et al. v. Henry T. CRITTENDEN.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

June 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerrold G. Weinberg, Norfolk (Philip L. Russo, Stackhouse & Weinberg, Norfolk, on brief), for appellants.

Joseph E. Baker, Norfolk, for appellee.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON and HARRISON, JJ.


CARRICO, Justice.

The question involved in this appeal is whether a two-year separation of husband and wife resulting from the commitment of the latter for mental incompetence is ground for divorce under Code, § 20-91(9).

The question arose when Henry T. Crittenden, the complainant, filed a bill of complaint against Evelyn Warx Friend Crittenden, the defendant, and her committee, Robert C. Stackhouse. The bill alleged that on May 19, 1950, the defendant...

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