Whipple v. Whipple
Appellate Court of Illinois
Divorce. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1907.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holdom
These two causes were consolidated for hearing upon the same briefs and abstracts.
Appellee has not appeared or submitted any arguments in defense of these appeals.
Terra Del Whipple filed her bill against her husband, John A. Whipple, for separate maintenance, charging as grounds extreme and repeated cruelty upon the part of her husband toward her. This bill was duly verified with the oath of appellee. The bill was subsequently amended, changing the prayer thereof from separate maintenance to divorce. The amendment was not verified. Verification was not necessary, as there was no fact alleged…
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