Kelly v. Kelly

John R. Kelly, plaintiff and appellant, brought a suit for absolute divorce against Mae E. Kelly in the year 1923. He was then 46 years of age and she 50. They had been married almost 24 years and had one child, a daughter, 13 years of age. Plaintiff charged his wife with being a scold and having a fault-finding, nagging, and jealous disposition, and of making false accusations against him. Defendant in her answer and cross-bill specifically denied plaintiff’s allegations. She, in turn, charged him with neglecting her while she was seriously sick with smallpox and of refusing to cohabit with…