Stimpson v. Stimpson

Head, Justice.

1. Habitual intoxication under our law as a ground for divorce means exactly what it says. Code § 30-102 (9). The testimony that the husband was “drunk” or “under the influence of liquor” on one occasion prior to the separation is wholly insufficient to sustain a divorce on the ground of habitual intoxication.

2.- Cruel treatment as a ground for divorce “shall consist of the wilful infliction of pain, bodily or mental, upon the complaining party, such as reasonably justifies apprehension of danger to life, limb or health.” Code § 30-102 (10). In the present case the evidence…