Gellatly v. Gellatly

Complainant seeks a divorce from the defendant on the grounds of nonsupport and extreme cruelty. She was married to the defendant on July 14, 1910, at which time both she and defendant were just under 21 years of age. Defendant became of age on October 12, 1910, and at that time received from the estate of his foster mother in Chicago a fortune of about $100,000. He immediately embarked on an extravagant scale of living. He purchased a dry goods business in the town of Shelby, and for a short time seems to have made a pretense of doing business there. He bought some lots in Shelby and…