Baker v. Baker

It appears from the appellant’s complaint that she and the appellee were married in June, 1867; that they lived together as husband and wife until 1874, when the husband "became insane, and since that time has been confined in the hospital for the insane, and has wholly failed to provide appellant with food, clothing or shelter.

Appellant is not entitled to a divorce. Insanity is no reason for dissolving the marriage. The statute does not make it one of the grounds for divorce, and surely no principle of justice or morality will justify the severance of the marital ties for any such cause. The…