Richards v. Richards
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from the Common Pleas of Crawford county. This was an appeal by William Richards from the decree of the Common Pleas of Crawford county, divorcing him from his wife Elizabeth, allowing alimony, &e. The original subpoena in this case'was issued on the 16th of August 1854, and was regularly served and returned. A jury was called in the case, who, under the instruction of the court, found in favour of the libellant.
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Appeal from the Common Pleas of Crawford county. This was an appeal by William Richards from the decree of the Common Pleas of Crawford county, divorcing him from his wife Elizabeth, allowing alimony, &e. The original subpoena in this case'was issued on the 16th of August 1854, and was regularly served and returned. A jury was called in the case, who, under the instruction of the court, found in favour of the libellant. On the 28th of February 1858, a divorce was decreed, whereupon the respondent appealed to this court, assigning for error the instruction of the court below as to the amount…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Lowrie, C. J.
— One cause of divorce for ill-usage is when a husband has “by cruel and barbarous treatment endangered his wife’s life;” but there can be no pretence of such ill-usage in this case. Another cause is when a husband has “ offered such indignities to her person, as to render her condition intolerable and life burdensome, and thereby forced her to withdraw from his house and family.” This, therefore, is the matter to be proved in this case.
We had this cause here three years ago, and we then reversed a decree in favour of the wife, because on…
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