McDonall v. McDonall

Ellis, C. J. —

Plaintiff brought this action seeking a decree of divorce from defendant on the grounds of cruelty and abandonment. Defendant, by cross-complaint, sought a decree in her favor on the ground of cruelty.

The parties were married on August 18, 1898. They have two children, daughters, aged, respectively, sixteen and ten years. Shortly before the marriage, plaintiff purchased lots 6, 7, 8 and 9, in block 8, Fern addition to Seattle, for $450, of which he paid $300 at the time, giving a mortgage on the property for the balance of $150. This mortgage was paid off subsequent to the…