Goitia vs Campos Rueda

Goitia vs. Campos Rueda Facts:

In January 1915, Eloisa Goitia Goitia and Jose Campos Rueda were legally married in M anila and thereafter lived together in in Calle San M arcelino for about a month. Petitioner went  back to her parents because of the following reasons: 1) Defendant demanded her to p erform unchaste and lascivious acts on her genitals 2) Defendant made other lewd demands 3) Defendant maltreated petitioner by word and by d eed on the ground that the latter refused to do any of defendants demands other than legal and valid cohabitation Petitioner filed an action against her husband for support outside their conjugal domicile. Issue:

WON defendant may be compelled to render support to his wife Held:

Yes. Campos Rueda was held liable to support his wife. Ratio Decidendi:

Upon termination of the marriage ceremony, a conjugal partnership is formed between the spouses. The reciprocal rights arising from this partnership is governed by the law and controlled by the state or government, upon principles of public policy for the benefit of society as well as the parties. Because marriage is a social institution vested with public interest, the contracting parties may not terminate it at any s horter period by virtue of any contract they make. Campos Rueda cannot, by his wrongful acts, be relieved of the duty to support Goitia as imposed by law. Where a husband, through is wrongful, illegal and unbearable conduct  drives his wife away from the domicile fixed by him, he cannot take advantage of her departure to sever the law concerning marital relations and repudiate his duties thereunder.