Gilbert v. Gilbert

Opinion op the Court by

Sims, Commissioner

Affirming.

The appellant, Mrs. Ruth (Hill) Gilbert, plaintiff below, instituted this suit in the Carter Circuit Court against appellee, W. A. Gilbert, defendant below, seeking a divorce and alimony on grounds of abandonment; confirmed and habitual drunkenness, accompanied by a wasting of estate; and cruel and inhuman treatment. She alleges by reason of the marital relation she advanced defendant $6500, most of which was expended in improving his home, and she seeks to have this sum restored her. The petition alleges these parties entered into a…