Kneale v. Kneale

This is a bill for divorce on the ground of adultery. The adultery being denied, issues were framed and submitted to a jury, who were required to find, first, whether the adultery charged had been committed, and second, whether it had been condoned. The jury found against the defendant on the first issue, and failed to agree on the second. The case was then, by stipulation, submitted to the circuit judge on the testimony taken before the jury, and he has decreed a divorce.

One thing is very apparent from the evidence: that the standard of propriety of each of the parties is low; that the woman…