Michels v. Michels
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by libellee. A libel for divorce alleging cruel and abusive treatment, tried before a jury who found in favor of the libellant. A decree of divorce was entered, the custody of two minor children given to the mother, and libellee ordered to pay money for their support. To the granting of the decree of divorce the libellee excepted on the ground that the evidence did not sustain the allegation of cruel and abusive treatment.
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On exceptions by libellee. A libel for divorce alleging cruel and abusive treatment, tried before a jury who found in favor of the libellant. A decree of divorce was entered, the custody of two minor children given to the mother, and libellee ordered to pay money for their support. To the granting of the decree of divorce the libellee excepted on the ground that the evidence did not sustain the allegation of cruel and abusive treatment. The case is fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, C. J.
Libel for divorce heard by a jury who found in favor of the libellant on the allegation of cruel and abusive treatment. The presiding Justice thereupon entered a decree of divorce, granting the custody of the two minor children to the mother, and ordering the payment of money for their support. To the entering of the decree the libellee filed exceptions. The question presented is whether as a matter of law the evidence, which is made a part of the exceptions, warrants the decree, Sweet v. Sweet, 119 Maine, 81, or expressed in another form, whether as a matter of law taking the facts disclosed…
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