Leonard v. Leonard

The plaintiff alleging certain acts of cruelty by her husband commenced this action for separate maintenance. The defendant counterclaimed for a divorce and alleged cruelty as the basis for the counterclaim. Plaintiff’s reply simply denied the alleged cruelty as set up by the defendant. Findings of fact were in favor of the defendant and the court awarded the defendant a divorce. Plaintiff has appealed.

The undisputed facts disclose that the plaintiff and defendant were married on February 2, 1930. At the time of the marriage plaintiff was thirty-five years old, and the defendant seventy-seven…