Sylvis v. Sylvis
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Superior Court of Denver. This is an action brought by Pauling B. Sylvis against bis wife, Prances J. Sylvis, for a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. The allegations of the complaint, charging such cruelty, are contained in the fourth and fifth paragraphs, which paragraphs are as follows: “ Fourth.
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Error to Superior Court of Denver. This is an action brought by Pauling B. Sylvis against bis wife, Prances J. Sylvis, for a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. The allegations of the complaint, charging such cruelty, are contained in the fourth and fifth paragraphs, which paragraphs are as follows: “ Fourth. That, during the timé he lived with his wife, he treated her with uniform kindness, and supplied her with all the necessaries of life, as became persons in their station in life; but that the defendant, disregarding her duty as a wife, for the period of more than five years prior…
1Opinion of the Court
Rising, C.
Appellant seeks a reversal of the judgment on the ground that the evidence in the case is sufficient to entitle him to a decree of divorce. Appellee resists the reversal of the judgment upon the following-grounds: First, that the proof made by the plaintiff does not correspond wfith the allegations of his complaint, and therefore he is not entitled to a decree as prayed; *323second, that a divorce should not be granted on the uncorroborated testimony of the plaintiff; third, that it is shown by the admissions of the plaintiff that he is not entitled to a divorce. The proper…
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