Bankhead v. Bankhead

Brailseord, Justice.

This is an appeal by Robert W. Bankhead from a decree of divorce awarded to his wife by the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court of York County on the ground of physical cruelty. In this equity case we have the authority, and the corresponding responsibility, to review the factual findings of the court below. Crowder v. Crowder, 246 S. C. 299, 143 S. E. (2d) 580 (1965). We need consider only those exceptions which challenge the court’s conclusion that the wife has met the burden of establishing the asserted ground of divorce by the preponderance of the evidence.

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