Legal Opinion

Smith v. Smith

California Supreme Court

Decided December 28, 1882No. 8,319PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff in the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Hines, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The Court:

Plaintiff sued defendant for a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty, alleging in his complaint various acts claimed to constitute cruelty, all of which are denied in the defendant’s answer. A decree of divorce was entered in the Court below, and one of the errors assigned on this appeal is that the findings are insufficient to support the judgment. The following are the findings on the question of extreme cruelty;

“ 5. That the conduct of the defendant toward the plaintiff, and her treatment of her children during the last several years, has, upon repeated occasions, been…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Polhemus v. CarpenterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. LaMar v. LaMarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
  2. Turner v. TurnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Del Ruth v. Del RuthCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  4. Schoren v. SchorenOregon Supreme Court · 1924
  5. Franklin v. FranklinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903

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