Hartshorn v. Hartshorn

Defendant appeals from a decree of the district court for Lancaster county, awarding plaintiff an absolute divorce and the custody of their minor children. The decree also covers a property settlement, but the only matter presented by the record for our consideration is the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant the court in granting a divorce.

The decree is based upon an allegation of extreme cruelty. The parties have been married for nearly 30 years, and are the parents of eight living children. Their domestic differences have extended over a period of more than 20 years. Plaintiff testified…