Marolf v. Marolf

TRIMBLE;, J.

This is a suit for divorce brought by the wife. There was personal services upon the husband but no appearance by him in the case or testimony offered in his behalf. The trial court found that plaintiff is a good, moral woman and that “her conduct is high class” but nevertheless dismissed her petition, and the wife appealed.

The petition apparently attempted to state two grounds of divorce, first that the husband was a vagrant within the meaning of the law, and second, that he was guilty of such indignities as to render her condition intolerable. This last, ground, however, was not…