Addison v. Addison

AYRES, Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this action against her husband for a separation “a mensa et thoro” on the ground of cruel treatment. The defendant husband, in a reconventional demand, also sought a judgment of separation, likewise, on the ground of cruel treatment. From a judgment rejecting the demands of both husband and wife, the latter appealed. The former has answered the appeal by praying for a judgment in his favor decreeing a separation.

The essence of the charge of cruelty directed by the plaintiff to the defendant is that he made an unprovoked assault upon his stepson, a child of…