Brown v. Brown

Head, Presiding Justice.

The only fact relied upon by the plaintiff to justify abandonment of her husband is that, on the particular occasion testified to by her, he left their home after she had called to his attention that there was very little food in the house, and did not give her any money to purchase food or tell her that he would purchase it. The question is, whether or not the husband’s conduct amounted to cruel treatment under our law so as to justify the wife in abandoning him.

Cruel treatment such as would justify a wife in leaving her husband and living in a state of separation…