Bodell v Bodell - [1951] NZLR 318

Divorce and Matrimonial Causes — Desertion — Separation caused by Act of Husband — Supervening Animus deserendi on Wife's Part — Constructive Desertion on Her Part from Date of Commencement thereof — Examination of Events subsequent to De facto Separation permissible — Proof of Her Intention at time of De facto Separation and of Her Supervening Animus deserendi — Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, 1928, s 10 (b).