Thomsen v. Thomsen

We are satisfied that the defendant’s charge of desertion is well established; the plaintiff’s accusation of adultery is apparently supported by substantial evidence. It may be well, therefore, at this point to determine what results follow if we should conclude that both charges are true.

In Carmichael v. Carmichael, 106 Or. 198 (211 Pac. 916), this court said: “The doctrine of recrimination is an application of the wholesome maxim in equity that he who comes into equity must come with clean hands.” And in Hawley v. Hawley, 101 Or. 649 (199 Pac. 589), we said: “Divorce is a remedy for the…