Lewis v. Lewis

The parties separated in January 1943, and plaintiff’s petition was filed shortly after the separation. Defendant’s answer, after admitting the marriage, residence, and issue of the parties as alleged in the petition, denied other allegations, and alleged that "prior to the time of the marriage * * * this defendant used and drank intoxicating liquors in the same amount and with the same effects as he now uses his intoxicating liquors all of which was known to the plaintiff before the time of the marriage * * He prayed for a dismissal of the petition and judgment for his costs.

The trial…