Brown v. Brown
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal in Chancery from Ionia Circuit. The bill in this cause was filed by Honoria Brown in the Circuit Court for the County of Ionia, in Chancery, against John Brown, for a, limited divorce, on the ground that he being of sufficient ability to provide a suitable maintenance for her, — § 3228 Comp. Laws, — grossly, wantonly and cruelly refused and neglected to do so. The defendant answered; a replication was filed and proof taken.
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Appeal in Chancery from Ionia Circuit. The bill in this cause was filed by Honoria Brown in the Circuit Court for the County of Ionia, in Chancery, against John Brown, for a, limited divorce, on the ground that he being of sufficient ability to provide a suitable maintenance for her, — § 3228 Comp. Laws, — grossly, wantonly and cruelly refused and neglected to do so. The defendant answered; a replication was filed and proof taken. The cause was heard upon pleadings and proofs, and a decree for a limited divorce was entered, with a provision for alimony of four hundred dollars per annum. The…
1Opinion of the CourtCooley, J.
The bill in this case was filed to obtain a limited divorce and for alimony. The parties were married November 10, 1845, and the bill avers as the cause for divorce, the following: “That the said John Brown, wholly disregarding the solemnity of his marriage vow, and his duty to your oratrix, has during the last three or four years been guilty of inhuman and cruel treatment of your oratrix, and for the last year has grossly, wantonly and cruelly refused and neglected to provide a suitable maintenance for your oratrix. And your oratrix further shows unto this honorable court and charges the…
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