Poor v. Poor

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Richardson, C. J.

The parties in this case were married on the 7th March, 1816. They have no children. The husband is proved to be a man in easy circumstances, and of a hasty and irritable temper. The wife is shown to be a very active and efficient manager of her household affairs, and of a high, bold, masculine spirit; somewhat impatient of control; in a high degree jealous of the liberty that belongs to her as a wife, and not always ready to submit, even to the legitimate authority of her husband.

For aught that appears in this case, they lived in…