Klaus v. Klaus
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. BeldeN, Circuit Judge. This is an action for divorce on tbe ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. The plaintiff and defendant were married about the month of January, 1891, and from the time of their marriage to the commencement of this action they have continuously resided in the city of Racine.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Racine county: E. B. BeldeN, Circuit Judge. This is an action for divorce on tbe ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. The plaintiff and defendant were married about the month of January, 1891, and from the time of their marriage to the commencement of this action they have continuously resided in the city of Racine. The issue of the marriage is one daughter, Josephine, who is now twenty-four years of age and able to care for herself. By a former marriage the plaintiff had three children, two boys and a girl. These children lived with the…
1Opinion of the CourtSiebecKeb, J.
The appellant assails the findings of the court upon the ground that the evidence does not sustain the court’s findings of fact. We are satisfied upon the record that the evidence abundantly supports the facts found. The argument is made that the evidence wholly fails to show any specific times and occasions when defendant was guilty of treating plaintiff in a cruel and inhuman manner. The court’s conclusion that the defendant ill-treated plaintiff throughout the period of their married life and that such treatment was cruel is not against the preponderance of the evidence and hence cannot be…
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