Pruitt v. Pruitt
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Dan A. Greene, Judge. Bill by Ruth Pruitt against John A. Pruitt for divorce and alimony. From a decree denying relief, and dismissing tbe bill, complainant appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; Dan A. Greene, Judge. Bill by Ruth Pruitt against John A. Pruitt for divorce and alimony. From a decree denying relief, and dismissing tbe bill, complainant appeals. Tbe evidence makes out a case of legal cruelty, and tbe court was in error in its decree. 30 Ala. 714; 44 Ala. 437; 44 Ala. 670; 69 Ala. 84; 80 Ala. 254; 171 Ala. 600, 55 South. 96; 27 Ala. 222; 11 Ala. 620. Tbe evidence did not support the allegations of the bill, and tbe court properly dismissed tbe bill. 165 Ala. 191, 51 South. 743; 189 Ala. 286, 66 South. 4.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
Suit by the wife against the husband seeking divorce upon tbe ground of cruelty, which is emphatically denied by him. The rule of law governing cases of this character is well understood, and needs no restatement here, nor citation of authority. There is presented only a question of fact.
The record is somewhat voluminous, and has been given most careful consideration. A discussion of the evidence would serve no useful purpose, but would merely place in bold outline and in recorded form the details of domestic unhappiness of this young couple for the three years of their married life. The…
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