Hoff v. Hoff

Complainant filed his bill for a divorce from the bonds of matrimony for the cause of extreme cruelty. The defendant, with an answer denying the cruelty, filed a cross-bill charging the husband with extreme cruelty, and praying a divorce therefor. The circuit judge found both cases made out; awarded a divorce on each bill, and gave the wife $800 for alimony. The wife has appealed.

When the circuit judge reached the conclusion that each party had been guilty .of such conduct as under the statute was cause for divorce, he should have dismissed both bills and left the parties where their…