Stockman v. Stockman

HOFFMAN, JUSTICE.

Defendant Leo G-. Stockman appeals from a decree of divorce in favor of his wife entered by the City Court of East St. Louis. The ground alleged was extreme and repeated cruelty. The trial court found that the defendant was guilty of cruelty within the meaning of the Divorce Act. It is claimed by the husband that the conduct complained of is insufficient to support the charges made. He argues that the evidence fails to show “such grave cruelty that it endangered the life and subjected the plaintiff to great bodily harm.” He relies principally on the case of Coolidge v.…