Holmes v. Holmes
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Fayette District Court. — W. J. Springer, Judge. Original proceeding in equity for the vacation of a judgment and decree in a divorce action, and for a new trial. A demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was sustained, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
I. It appears from the allegations of plaintiff’s petition that he is and has been, at all of the times referred to in this action, a resident of Woodbury County, Iowa; that, on October 5, 1916, he and defendant were married, and lived together until December 1, 1916, and that, on December 25, 1916, she commenced an action against plaintiff in Fayette County for a divorce, upon the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, such as to endanger her life, based upon the communication to her by plaintiff herein of a venereal disease, from which she became sick and suffered great physical and mental…
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