Bruce v. Bruce

Atkinson, Justice.

“Where a wife, after having separated from her husband because of his cruel treatment, brought a libel for divorce against him upon the grounds of cruel treatment and habitual drunkenness, but was induced by him, by his promise to reform and not again to be guilty of the acts and conduct relied upon as grounds for divorce, to return to him and resume marital relations, this would have constituted condonation and would have barred the right of the wife to proceed with the suit had the husband not violated the condition upon which the wife returned; but where he did violate…