Lauber v. Mast

Merrick, O. J.

This is a suit for a divorce a mensa et thoro, and for the recovery of the paraphernal effects of the wife. ■ The ground alleged for the divorce is, the cruelty and excesses of the husband, which render living together insupportable.

The proof shows, that the parties had lived together harmoniously for fifteen years, and the only act of cruelty on the part of the defendant was that of turning plaintiff out of doors on a single occasion, and subsequently forbidding her to return, unless he sent for her, stating, that if she did so return, he would drive her away with his cowhide.

Th…