Martinson v. Martinson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in. the district court for Hennepin County for suit money, alimony, attorney’s fees, for a division of the property of defendant or for an allowance, and for a limited divorce. The answer alleged that were it not for plaintiff’s relatives, and their relentless pursuit of defendant to gain control of his property by transfer of the same to plaintiff, defendant and plaintiff could and would live together in domestic tranquility.
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Action in. the district court for Hennepin County for suit money, alimony, attorney’s fees, for a division of the property of defendant or for an allowance, and for a limited divorce. The answer alleged that were it not for plaintiff’s relatives, and their relentless pursuit of defendant to gain control of his property by transfer of the same to plaintiff, defendant and plaintiff could and would live together in domestic tranquility. The case was tried before Booth, J., who made findings and as final conclusions of law found that plaintiff was entitled to a limited divorce and to permanent…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action for a limited divorce, in which judgment was ordered for plaintiff, and defendant appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The trial court found that the parties intermarried in December, 1890. Plaintiff is forty-four and defendant fifty years of age. There are no children.
The court further found that for many years prior to the commencement of the action, without cause or provocation, defendant has continued and kept up a course of cruel and inhuman treatment toward plaintiff; that during said timo he has scolded her, criticised and found fault with her work, applied to her…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bechtel v. BechtelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1899
- Marks v. MarksSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
- Widstrand v. WidstrandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
3Cited by8 opinions
- Douglas v. WillcutsSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Wilson v. WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1949
- Beck v. First National Bank in OshkoshWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
- Feltmann v. FeltmannSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Hrdlicka v. HrdlickaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1927
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