Smith v. Smith

The complainant filed her bill of complaint praying for a decree of divorce from the defendant on the grounds of extreme cruelty and habitual drunkenness. After a hearing in which both sides were heard, the trial court denied the relief sought and dismissed the bill.

The parties were married in March, 1890, and went to live on defendant’s farm four miles from Caseville, in Huron county, where they resided for nearly 20 years. Complainant is now 55 years of age, and defendant is nearly 60. Both parties had been previously married, and at the time of their marriage complainant had one child and…