Delucia v. Delucia

More and more, I have observed, do those seeking decrees for divorce on the ground of intolerable cruelty rely on so-called mental cruelty to support their petitions. It is unnecessary to argue that any type of cruelty, whether it be physical or mental, is ample, when it has reached the point of unbearability, to justify in law the dissolution of the marital bond. O'Brien v. O'Brien, 101 Conn. 80.

In cases of mental cruelty, the difficulty confronting the trier lies not so much in concluding that the conduct of the offending spouse has become unbearable, but rather is the difficulty centered…