Hunter v. Hunter

The bill in this case is for divorce and separate maintenance, and was brought by Ella B. Hunter against James M. Hunter. In the circuit court two issues were submitted to a jury for their judgment on the questions of fact involved:

First—Has defendant been guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty, as charged in complainant’s bill; and if not,

Second—Has defendant been guilty of such conduct and treatment towards complainant as justified her in separating herself from and living apart from defendant.

As to the first proposition submitted, the jury found defendant not guilty; and as to the second…