Irby v. Irby

In this domestic case, the respondent wife obtained a divorce from the appellant husband on the grounds of physical cruelty, gained custody of the two minor children of the parties, and support for the minor children. When the suit was instituted, the husband interposed a counterclaim alleging adultery on the part of the wife and that she was unfit to have the custody of the children. He sought a divorce, custody of the children and prayed that the wife be barred from alimony.

When the case came on for a hearing, December 21, 1972, with, all parties consenting, the court first took testimony *514an…