Ensler v. Ensler
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque Circuit Court. This is an action for a divorce. There was a decree for the plaintiff for a divorce, and for the sum of $450. The defendant appeals from the order requiring him to pay the alimony.
1Opinion of the Court
Rothrock, J.—
The claim for a divorce is grounded upon *160cruel and inhuman treatment The specifications are that the defendant assaulted the plaintiff and beat her; that he produced one or more abortions upon her; and that he subjected her to excessive sexual intercourse. The parties were married in the year 1882, and lived together until 1885. The plaintiff is about forty years of age, and the defendant is about sixty-eight years old. The defendant had some seven or eight children by a former marriage. Some of these children were minors, aged from twelve years upward.' The defendant owns a half…
2Cited by6 opinions
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