Abbott v. Abbott

This appeal is from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District to reverse a judgment of that court affirming a decree of the circuit court of St. Clair county granting a divorce to the appellee, Cora Belle Abbott, from her husband, the appellant. The bill charged extreme and repeated cruelty. The answer denied the acts of cruelty alleged, and denied that defendant at any time, in any manner, abused or ill-treated complainant.

• The parties were married in the State of Kansas, October 10, 1880. He was at that time a school teacher, ■ and neither he nor his wife had any considerable amount of…