Peters v. Peters

Inasmuch as the parties occupy the same position in this court as in the trial court, we will refer to the plaintiff in error as plaintiff and defendant in error as defendant.

The plaintiff and defendant were married in 1920 and lived together as man and wife for a period of about ten years. Of said marriage two daughters were born, Mary and Madeline, now about the ages of eleven years and nine years, respectively. •

The plaintiff commenced this action for divorce and custody of the children in 1930 upon the ground that the defendant was an habitual drunkard. Later amended pleadings were filed…