Griffith v. Griffith
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered September 3, 1912, dismissing an action for divorce, after a hearing on the merits before the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
— This is an action for divorce, based upon alleged acts of cruelty on the part of the defendant. After a *285hearing upon the merits, the court dismissed the action. The plaintiff has appealed.
The appellant testified to acts of cruelty which, if the testimony is true, entitled her to a divorce. These acts were specifically denied by the defendant while upon the witness stand. Both sides are in a measure corroborated. In view of this fact, we do not feel warranted in disturbing the judgment of the trial court. In cases of this character the trial judge has a much better opportunity to arrive at…
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