Wisconsin Supreme Court November 17, 1925 (Schopps v. Schopps)

Jones, J.

There are certain general rules applicable to the facts of this case which are so well settled as to require no enumeration of the large number of cases which might be cited. In order to constitute desertion under our statute and many similar statutes, the desertion must be not necessarily malicious, but wilful and intentional and- for the statutory period.