Elder v. Elder

Laura W. Elder sued J. B. Elder for a divorce. This is an appeal from a final decree denying relief and dismissing her bill.

The allegations of the bill are: “That complainant has been a dutiful and faithful wife; that her husband, on the contrary, has frequently failed to treat her with the respect and consideration due a wife, and has been quarrelsome and disagreeable in his conduct towards her, and has on occasions been cruel to her, calling her vile names and threatening her with bodily injury, and telling her that she would have to leave home, which *21treatment has been steadily growing…