Matz v. Matz

This is a divorce action brought by Rose Marie Matz against Floyd J. Matz. The trial court granted a divorce to the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed.

The parties were married in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on February 18, 1953. The plaintiff was then 19 years of age. The defendant was 43 years old but represented his age to be 28.

On August 11, 1964, while the parties were living in Council Bluffs, they had an argument that, in the words of the plaintiff, developed into a “knockdown-drag-out battle.” The plaintiff sustained a shoulder separation, bruises on her throat, a split lip, and cut…