Reynolds v. Reynolds

HERRMANN, Justice.

In this action for divorce brought on the ground of extreme cruelty, * the Superior Court denied a decree, holding that the plaintiff wife had failed to sustain her burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence in “view of the lack of corroborative evidence and the direct conflict in the testimony of the parties.” The plaintiff appealed; the defendant husband did not appear in the appellate proceedings, although he did contest the divorce action below.

At the trial, the plaintiff testified substantially as follows: There were two main instances of physical abuse. On the…