Niskanen v. Niskanen

Plaintiff wife was awarded a decree of divorce on ground of extreme and repeated cruelty. CL 1948, § 552.8 (Stat Ann 1957 Rev § 25.88). Defendant appeals, claiming plaintiff’s proofs failed to establish the requisite statutory ground for divorce. We agree and, so, must reverse this decree.

The parties were twice married. The first marriage ended by divorce after either 4 years or 7,— inconsistencies in the record make it impossible to determine when with any degree of certainty. After a lapse of at least 4 years, or possibly 7, the parties remarried. No children were born of either marriage.

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