Hyrup v. Hyrup

After having been married for 45 years, the plaintiff, aged 70 years, sued bis wife, aged 66 years, for a divorce upon the grounds of cruelty. In substance be alleged that for 5 years last past his wife had been of "a mean and cross disposition,” had persistently and habitually abused the plaintiff by calling him vile and insulting names, and addressing him with indecent and humiliating remarks; that during the time when she was “not so abusing the plaintiff she has been sullen and cross and has moped about the house without speaking to the plaintiff and without noticing him, except to sneer…