Renard v. Renard
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 5, March T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Nov. T., 1910, No. 240, awarding divorce in case of Emile J. Renard v. Sarah J. Renard. Libel for divorce. Before Edwards, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court, Errors assigned were (1) refusal of jury trial and (2) decree of divorce. cited: Buys v. Buys, 56 Pa. Superior Ct. 334; Aikens v. Aikens, 57 Pa. Superior Ct. 424; Welfer v. Welfer, 54 Pa.
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Appeal, No. 5, March T., 1915, by defendant, from decree of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Nov. T., 1910, No. 240, awarding divorce in case of Emile J. Renard v. Sarah J. Renard. Libel for divorce. Before Edwards, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court, Errors assigned were (1) refusal of jury trial and (2) decree of divorce. cited: Buys v. Buys, 56 Pa. Superior Ct. 334; Aikens v. Aikens, 57 Pa. Superior Ct. 424; Welfer v. Welfer, 54 Pa. Superior Ct. 215; Thompson v. Thompson, 59 Pa. Superior Ct. 159.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
The fact of desertion is admitted. The wife left the *388husband. She claims, however, that she was justified. The burden of proof therefore is on her and she must prove such cruel and barbarous treatment and indignities to her person by the preponderance of the evidence as will entitle her to a divorce: Ingram v. Ingram, 58 Pa. Superior Ct. 522. Judged by this standard we think the court below decided the case correctly. If we accept the testimony of the wife and daughter, we find that upon one occasion, and only one, the husband offered personal violence to his wife. The…
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