Lea'e v. Lea'e

Plaintiff seeks to divorce his wife on the ground of her habitual cruelty and ill usage. The wife signed a "waiver of appearance and consent" form prepared by the plaintiff's attorney, and plaintiff moved for judgment by default. At the default hearing the plaintiff testified that his wife's cruelty and ill usage consisted of not doing things he told her to da, driving around in her car while he was at work, and showing insufficient respect for him. Pressed by the court and by his attorney to describe a few of the more serious instances of the behavior to which he objected, he added only that…