Ford v. Ford
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 102, April T., 1917, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Washington Co., Aug. T., 1916, No. 23, refusing decree in divorce in case of William F. Ford v. Goldie Miller Ford. Libel for divorce. Before Irwin, J. From the record it appeared that the ground alleged was cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities to the person so as to render libellant’s condition intolerable and life burdensome.
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Appeal, No. 102, April T., 1917, by plaintiff, from decree of C. P. Washington Co., Aug. T., 1916, No. 23, refusing decree in divorce in case of William F. Ford v. Goldie Miller Ford. Libel for divorce. Before Irwin, J. From the record it appeared that the ground alleged was cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities to the person so as to render libellant’s condition intolerable and life burdensome. The libellant based his case upon the testimony of himself and two other witnesses. The testimony is summarized in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court below entered a decree refusing…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The libel alleges such cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities to the person as to render libellant’s condition intolerable and life burdensome. The testimony of the husband is to the effect that his wife never treated' her marriage vow seriously and cursed him and his family constantly. That she would absent herself from home for weeks at a time, that she burned their marriage certificate, that “she taunted him continuously about getting a divorce,” that after he filed his petition in this case he received a letter from her in which she admitted that she had a bad…
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