Gilbertson v. Gilbertson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Emmett District Court. — Hon. Geo. H. Carr, Judge. Action for a divorce. The defendant, denying the allegations of plaintiff’s petition, made his answer a cross-bill, in which he prayed for a divorce upon grounds therein alleged. Upon a trial on the merits both the petition and cross-bill were dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
The plaintiff, as grounds of divorce, charges that defendant has been guilty of such inhuman treatment as to endanger the life of plaintiff. This charge is based mainly upon abusive and scandalous language used by defendant to and of plaintiff and in charging her with unchastity. It is alleged that defendant used violence toward a son of the parties at a time shortly after plaintiff’s confinement, which caused plaintiff to swoon and seriously affected her health. On one occasion he severely choked her. Plaintiff alleges that defendant’s acts and language have seriously affected her health,…
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