Legal Opinion

Young v. Young

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 26, 1914No. Docket No. 87Published

Appeal from Kent; Perkins, J. Bill by Gaylord T. Young against Elizzie Young for divorce. From a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBkooke, J.

Complainant secured a divorce from defendant upon the grounds of desertion and extreme cruelty.

It appears that complainant had been married once before, his first wife dying in the year 1900. By her he had eight children, seven of whom grew to maturity. In 1906 he married defendant, with whom he had been acquainted for a great many years. At the time of the marriage, complainant seems to have been possessed of but little property. Shortly after that event, one of his six sons died, and complainant received some $1,280 of life insurance. This sum he invested in an 80-acre farm, the title to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cooper v. CooperMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
  2. Morrison v. MorrisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
  3. Johnson v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1883

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