Barrere v. Barrere
New York Court of Chancery
BILL for a divorce, a mensa et thoro, by the wife against the husband, on the ground of cruel and' inhuman treatment. The parties were married in the city of New-Yorjc, in May, 1814, .where they have since resided. The bill charged various acts of personal violence and brutality, on the part of the husband, in April, July, and August, 1818, which were proved; and that he was of a very hasty and ungovernable temper.
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BILL for a divorce, a mensa et thoro, by the wife against the husband, on the ground of cruel and' inhuman treatment. The parties were married in the city of New-Yorjc, in May, 1814, .where they have since resided. The bill charged various acts of personal violence and brutality, on the part of the husband, in April, July, and August, 1818, which were proved; and that he was of a very hasty and ungovernable temper. The defendant, in his answer, admitted the acts charged, though in a much less degree, and alleged that they were owing to the disobedience and provoking language of the plaintiff,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
This is a bill for a divorce from bed and board, upon the charge of cruel and inhuman treatment of the wife, by the husband.
The defendant, in his answer, admits occasional personal violence of a slight kind, and he attempts to excuse it.
The proof is very clear and decided in support of the charges in the bill. A quarrel arose, at one time, on the occasion of her wanting to take a ride in a coachee, with some female friends, because she insisted upon taking her child along with her, a boy of between two and three years of age.
At that time, the defendant slapped her in the face,…
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