Benedict v. Benedict

OPINION

By WICKHAM, J.

In this contested divorce case the plaintiff, a twenty-five year old farmjer, seeks a decree from his eighteen year old wife.

He is not a stranger to the court. He was here two years ago and won an uncontested decree against his first wife upon a complaint substantially the same as that upon which he now prays to be restored to the status of eligible bachelorhood.

The substance of the petition charges gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. The defendant, answering by guardian ad litem, raises the defenses of general denial, recrimination, and condonation.

Plaintiff…