Evans v. Evans
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. Lawrence De Grape, Judge. This is an action for divorce on the ground of desertion and cruel and inhuman treatment. There was an appearance and resistance by the defendant. Upon trial had.the district court rendered a decree for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
1. Divorce: inhuman treatment: evidence. I. It is conceded that the ground of alleged desertion for the statutory time was not proved. The decree must rest therefore upon the ground of cruel r . an<^ inh™1811 treatment. These parties were married in 1879, and have lived in Des Moines the greater part of the time since such date. Two sons were born to them. These, at the time of the trial, were thirty-two and twenty-nine years of age, respectively. The elder is married and lives in another city. The younger is single and lodges and boards with his mother. For many years the plaintiff has been…
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