Blair v. Blair

This is a divorce proceeding brought by plaintiff, Esther T. Blair, against defendant, Raphael S. Blair. A jury returned a verdict finding the issues for plaintiff and against defendant. The chancellor also submitted two special interrogatories to the jury with instructions to the jury to answer the same yes or no. The first interrogatory was: ‘ ‘ Has the defendant, Raphael S. Blair, been guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty towards the plaintiff, Esther T. Blair, in manner and form as charged in the complaint filed herein by the plaintiff?” The second interrogatory was: “Was the said…