Legal Opinion

O'Connor v. O'Connor

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 6, 1921PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from Fayette District Court. — H. E. Taylor, Judge. Aotion for divorce. Decree for plaintiff, as prayed. Defendant appeals. —

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiak.

l. Divorce: ness^íetoJÍ-611' ti°n as Piense, Plaintiff and defendant were married at Oelwein, June 9, 1907, and lived together continuously thereafter, except during two brief periods of separation, until October, 1916. The grounds alleged in plaintiff’s petition are habitual drunkenness and cruel and inhuman treatment. Defendant offered no testimony contradicting that offered on behalf of plaintiff on the issue of habitual drunkenness. His sole defense to this allegation of the petition is that he has fully and permanently reformed, and is no longer addicted to the drink habit.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Allen v. Allen, Barber v. BarberSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1900
  2. Burt v. BurtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
  3. McMahon v. McMahonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  4. Reynolds v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
  5. Chadima v. KovarSupreme Court of Iowa · 1915

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lewis v. LewisSupreme Court of Iowa · 1945

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