Sackrider v. Sackrider
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clinton Circuit Court. Action for divorce on the ground of inhuman treatment. The defendant denied the allegations of inhuman treatment. There was a decree for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.
The evidence does not show that the defendant ever inflicted any great physical injury upon the plaintiff. He appears to have been subject to violent fits of anger. At one time it appears that he threw a satchel filled with groceries against the plaintiff. According to the testimony of one witness, this was done with considerable violence, such as to cause her to stagger across the room. We are satisfied also that at another time he raised a hammer over the plaintiff, and threatened to strike her, and at another time he searched through *398the house for a revolver, and threatened to shoot her.…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Beebe v. BeebeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1859
3Cited by7 opinions
- Shors v. ShorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Doolittle v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
- Murray v. MurraySupreme Court of Iowa · 1953
- Berry v. BerrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Milks v. MilksSupreme Court of Iowa · 1947
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