Burke v. Burke

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Donges, J.

This is an appeal from a decree of the court of chancery dismissing the appellant’s petition for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. The advisory master to whom the matter was referred held that the proof of cruelty lacked corroboration and further that there had been condonation.

The parties were married in August, 1925. There is one child, born in 1926. Apparently their married life has never been smooth and there were previous separations followed by reconciliations.

The petitioner testified to a course of conduct on the part of her…