Donaldson v. Donaldson
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL froDi tbe District Court of tbe Second Judicial District, for Lewis County. Don. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action for divorce. Judgment for plaintiff. Tbe evidence in tbis action does not show sufficient grounds to warrant tbe court in granting tbe respondent a divorce. (See Divorce, Cent.
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APPEAL froDi tbe District Court of tbe Second Judicial District, for Lewis County. Don. Edgar C. Steele, Judge. Action for divorce. Judgment for plaintiff. Tbe evidence in tbis action does not show sufficient grounds to warrant tbe court in granting tbe respondent a divorce. (See Divorce, Cent. Dig., see. 64; Barker v. Barker, 25 Okl. 48, 105 Pae. 347, 26 L. E. A., N. S., 909.) The evidence on the material points fails of corroboration, and the court should not have granted the divorce or awarded the care and custody of the minor children to the respondent. (Sec. 2661, Rev. Codes; Strode v.…
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
The respondent, Rosa B. Donaldson, brought this suit to obtain a decree of divorce from appellant upon the ground of extreme cruelty causing grievous mental suffering. A judgment was entered" in favor of respondent. The appeal is from the judgment.
Extreme cruelty is defined by see. 2649, Rev. Codes, as “the infliction of grievous bodily injury or grievous mental suffering upon the other by one party to the marriage.” In 9 R. C. L., p. 335, it is said: “It is well recognized that no exact inclusive and exclusive definition of legal cruelty can be given, and the courts have not attempted to do…
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