Brazell v. Brazell

DRAPEAU, J. pro tem.

The parties to this divorce action were married in 1934, and lived together until 1941. Theirs was a tempestuous life, which culminated in the wife filing her complaint for divorce. She accused her husband of beating her up on several different occasions; of failing and refusing to work during the whole time of the marriage; and of being drunk most of the time. In his answer, the husband accused her of drunkenness, and of corresponding with, and having improper relations with other men. After a lengthy trial, in which there was testimony in support of all of the above…