Superior Court of Delaware July 5, 1852 (Collins v. Mitchell)

The Court

charged as follows:—The husband is bound to provide necessaries for his wife whilst she lives with him.

If she elope with an adulterer, the husband is not liable.

If the husband turn her out, or by his conduct oblige her to leave, he continues liable.

If husband and wife separate by mutual consent, he remains liable for necessaries.