Murphy v. Murphy

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRETT

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Donald Murphy, filed an action for divorce in 1972 against his wife, Joan Murphy, alleging as ground thereof defendant’s habitual drunkenness. Defendant filed an answer denying plaintiff’s charge, alleging certain affirmative matter tending to show plaintiff’s misconduct. Defendant also filed a counterclaim wherein she alleged as grounds mental cruelty, and a supplement to her counterclaim adding the ground of adultery. A second supplement was filed alleging extreme and repeated physical cruelty.

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