Israel v. Israel
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from DeKalb Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. William H. Simpson. Bill by George Israel against Annie Israel for divorce on account of abandonment. Decree for complainant and respondent appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DOWDELL, C. J
This is a bill for divorce, by the husband against the wife, on the ground of voluntary abandonment. The cause was submitted on the pleadings and proof for final decree, and a decree was rendered by the chancellor, in favor of the complainant, granting the divorce as prayed for in the bill. From this decree, the present appeal is prosecuted.
The only question presented which we need consider is one of fact. In such cases the evidence should be clear and satisfactory that the abandonment by the wife was voluntary, and without fault on the part of the husband. That is to say, the…
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