Legal Opinion

Harnett v. Harnett

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 8, 1880PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Monroe Distinct Court. Action for divorce upon the ground of inhuman treatment. Decree for plaintiff. The defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, On. J.

i. divobce. treatment: sMered06 con" — The defendant is a farmer and has resided with his family for many years in Monroe county. His farm consists of one hundred acres, forty acres of which are incumbered by a mortgage for $600. -He bas ten children, eight of whom are usually at home. One of the children living at home is a son nineteen years of age, and another is a son fourteen years of age. The inhuman treatment- of which plaintiff complains is alleged to consist in violence inflicted uj>on her person, and a failure, through idleness, to provide suitable food and clothing.

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2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wood v. WoodNew York Court of Chancery · 1830

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Doolittle v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
  2. Panther v. PantherSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1931
  3. Low v. LowSupreme Court of Iowa · 1943
  4. Hylarides v. HylaridesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
  5. Naumann v. NaumannSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918

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