Supreme Judicial Court of Maine April 6, 1950 (Russell v. Russell)

Williamson, J.

The case arises on report with an agreed statement of facts that we may determine whether a separate support order in favor of the wife, the libelee, is a bar to the libel for divorce brought by the husband, the libelant, on the ground of cruel and abusive treatment.

On April 20th last the wife commenced proceedings in the Portland Municipal Court under R. S. Chap. 153, Sec.