Legal Opinion

Wahle v. Wahle

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1874PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of Morgan county; the Hon. Charles D. Hodges, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfield

Appellee filed his bill in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of Morgan county, against the appellant, on the 27th day of January, 1871, praying for a divorce upon the ground that appellant had, without any just or reasonable cause, wilfnllv deserted and abandoned him for two years.

On the 14th day of August following, appellant answered the bill, admitting that she had not resided or cohabited with appellee for two years before the filing of his bill, and justifying her conduct by his unkindness and cruelty.

On the 12th day of December, of the same year, appellant filed her…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lea v. LeaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  2. Jackson ex dem. Genet v. WoodNew York Supreme Court · 1829

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Hoffman v. HoffmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Umlauf v. UmlaufIllinois Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Merriam v. MerriamAppellate Court of Illinois · 1917
  4. Crouch v. CrouchWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
  5. First National Bank of Chicago v. WhitlockAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945

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