Mathias v. Mathias

Mr. Associate Justice Stukes

delivered the unanimous Opinion of the Court:

The plaintiff (appellant here) is about sixty-four years old. In 1939 he suffered a stroke of apoplexy which affected the use of one side of his body. His doctor described the effect as a “mild impairment” and he continued to attend to his business. He did not marry until about ten years ago and respondent is his wife, twenty years his junior. There are no children.. There is no circumstantial evidence in the record of any rift in their relations until recently, and just before the commencement of this action.

In 1942…