ADAMS v. ADAMS

No. 81-C-2266.

408 So.2d 1322 (1982)

Juanita McDonnieal ADAMS v. Henry Earl ADAMS, Sr.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jake Shapiro, Alexandria, for defendant-respondent.

William H. Ledbetter, Elizabeth Erny Foote of Trimble, Randow, Percy, Smith, Wilson & Foote, Alexandria, for plaintiff-applicant.


CALOGERO, Justice.

Plaintiff seeks a divorce from her husband, based upon her having lived separate and apart from him continuously for more than one year. She contends that under La.R.S. 9:301 she is entitled to a judgment of divorce notwithstanding that her husband was committed to a mental institution on the first day of the separation and has remained there ever since.

The trial court and the Court of Appeal denied plaintiff a divorce upon their construction...

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