Migneault v. Migneault

This is a wife’s petition for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. The case is here on her bill of exceptions to the trial justice’s decision on the merits and to two rulings on the admission of evidence. However, since the latter exceptions were not briefed and argued they must be deemed to be waived. Hakonson v. Hakonson, 64 R. I. 276.

The exception to the trial justice’s decision raises only the narrow question whether it was clearly wrong. In his decision, after reviewing the evidence and commenting favorably thereon for respondent, he expressly found that petitioner had failed to…