Aitchison v. Aitchison
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. N. W. Maoy, Judge. Action for divorce and for alimony, and the custody of the two minor children of these parties. The causes for divorce alleged are inhuman treatment, such as to endanger the life of the plaintiff, and adultery. Defendant answered, denying both of these charges, and a decree was rendered dismissing the plaintiff’s petition, from which decree she appealed.—
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
I. These parties — young, intelligent, educated, of good habits, and highly esteemed by their acquaintances — were married on January 80, 1890. Their surroundings gave promise of a happy married life, yet since April 20, 1894, they have lived apart from each other, and the plaintiff is now demanding a divorce upon the grounds already stated. We are not to 'determine which of these parties is at fault, or most at fault, in bringing about this unfortunate estrangement that has arisen between them. We'are to determine from the evidence whether either or both of the causes for divorce alleged are…
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