Hayes v. Hayes

The plaintiff, Lena K. Hayes, brought this suit for divorce against the defendant, Alfred R. Hayes, on the grounds of mental cruelty. The matter was heard by the trial court which granted the plaintiff a decree of divorce. The defendant appeals from that decree, contending that the granting of the divorce was contrary to the manifest weight of the evidence; that the acts and conduct of the defendant do not constitute extreme and repeated mental cruelty.

The pleadings reveal that the original complaint was filed on January 25, 1968, alleging extreme and repeated mental cruelty. The defendant…