Smith v. Smith

HIGHTOWER, O. J.

This was a suit filed by the appellee, Josie Smith, against the appellant, H. W. Smith, in the district court of Jefferson county, whereby appellee sought a decree of divorce from the appellant, her husband, on the grounds of cruel treatment. The treatment complained of may be briefly stated as follows: That during the past two years prior to the filing of the suit, appellant would leave home and stay for as long as one to two months, without letting appellee know where he was; that upon returning home, appellant would curse and abuse ap-pellee, and on several occasions struck…