Donley v. Donley
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — How. Hugo Muench) Judge. (1) The circuit court erred in dismissing plaintiff’s petition, as under the law and evidence she is entitled to the relief prayed for in her petition. (2) The defendant, under the circumstances of this case, absented himself from plaintiff without reasonable cause. Grove v. Grove, 79 Mo. App. 142; Freeman v. Freeman, 94 Mo. App. 504; Hamberg v. Hamberg, 126 S. W. 808.
1Opinion of the CourtReynolds, P. J.
This is an action for divorce by the wife, plaintiff, against her husband, commenced in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis the 23d day of July, 1908. The parties were married in St. Louis county, February 23, 1907. There are some charges in the first count of the petition to the effect that defendant frequently and without the consent and against the wishes of plaintiff went.out at night and remained away from the home of plaintiff and defendant until unreasonably late hours and frequently returned to the home under the influence of liquor; that defendant was of a cross and sullen…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Freeman v. FreemanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
- Hamberg v. HambergMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- Grove v. GroveMissouri Court of Appeals · 1899
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