Farah v. Farah

Georgeann Farah (plaintiff), wife of Elie Farah (defendant), brought suit for divorce upon grounds of physical and mental cruelty. After hearing evidence, the trial court entered a judgment granting plaintiff a divorce on the ground of physical cruelty and awarding her custody of their child, Georgeann D. Farah, presently about 3 years old. Defendant has appealed.

For better understanding of the contentions of the parties, we will first note certain factual details. The facts appear primarily from plaintiff’s own testimony. Defendant appeared at trial only by his attorney. Plaintiff was called…