Sims v. Sims

In this divorce action, the district court dismissed the plaintiff wife’s petition at the close of her evidence because of lack of corroborating testimony. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand the cause for a new trial.

Our statute, section 42-335, R. R. S. 1943, provides: “No decree of divorce and of the nullity of a marriage shall be made solely on the declaration, confessions or admissions of the parties, but the court shall, in all cases, require other satisfactory evidence of the facts alleged in the petition for that purpose.” (Emphasis supplied.)

The plaintiff’s…