State Ex Rel. Chaudoin v. Superior Court

(dissenting) — I dissent. The grounds for divorce and the terms upon which a decree may be granted are distinctly within the prerogative of the legislature. While, from the standpoint of public policy, we may well doubt the wisdom of Rem. Rev. Stat., §988-1 [P. C. §7507 a], it is not our function to repeal it. That, however, is the effect of the holding in this case. In its salient features, I can see no difference between this case and the cases of State ex rel. Hansen v. Superior Court, 131 Wash. 13, 228 Pac. 702, and State ex rel. Cavitt v. Superior Court, 176 Wash. 528, 30 P. (2d) 229.…