Brown v. Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This is an action by a husband for divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty, and asking for custody and control of the minor child, and other equitable relief. Defendant wife’s answer denied plaintiff’s charges and, by way of cross petition, charged plaintiff with the same faults and in addition thereto, abandonment. She sought separate maintenance, custody of the child, and reasonable support money for the child.

Each party filed a lengthy bill of particulars setting up the acts of extreme cruelty, gross neglect of…