Wells v. Wells

Margaret Wells sued her husband, Alexander W. Wells, for a, total divorce, on the ground of cruel treatment. The petition alleged that the plaintiff, at the time of the marriage, *813owned and possessed a small amount of realty and personalty; that shortly after the marriage the defendant demanded possession of such property, and at all times asserted his right to control and manage the same; that the plaintiff refused to permit him to control and manage it, and such refusal caused him to commit the acts of cruelty of which she complained. One of the prayers of the petition was, “ That the…