UNUSUAL CASES IN DIVORCE

Chronicle (Levin), 5 August 1946, Page 6

UNUSUAL CASES IN DIVORCE

— Press Association

By . Telegraph-

haa1il 1 u a ; jujy uu. 1 "The Court cannot allow facilities to : men to transfer tlieir wives as tlicy I Avpuld'.a section of land," said Mr. Jua- | tice. Cbrnish in the Supreme Court, ! Hamilton, today when two petitions in ' divorce came bel'ore him. Jn thc iirst case, Walter James !McKenna; civil servant (ifr. McMullin), sought a ' dissolutiou of his marriage Avith Ethel May McKenna on the grOund of her adultery with Josex>h Ivan Pemb'erton, joiner. Petitioner said he left for overseas in March, 1944, and returned in January, 1946, to iind that his home was oecupied by his Avife and co-resiAondent. He stayed in the liouse with tliem, having nowhere else to go. Respondent |

and co-respondent eventuaHy left -the iiouse and were iiviiig togethor (Onewhero. ... . I A decree nisi was granted. ! In tlie second case, Arthur Good win, , timber worker (Mr Noel Bmith), sought jU divorce from Thelma Beryl Goodwin. jRobert Christian Gorensou iwas named as co-respondent. j Petitioner said the parties were mafried in April, 1938. Thcre wero four i children. Petitioner and respondent agreed to scjierate before April, 1942, but as there was nowhere else ,to go Ke remained in the same liouse witli respondent and eo-resjioniTent. He aii'd. co-respondent wero held under nianpower at tlie same job and had 110 other aceomfuodation. His Houour said it looks as thougli ihe co-respondent was " buying the'wife and paying tlie transfer fees. I A decree nisi was granted.