Teague v. Teague

Duckworth, Justice.

1. In an action for divorce, where it appears that both parties “have been guilty of like conduct, . . then no divorce shall be granted; and in all cases, the party sued may plead in defense the conduct of the party suing, and the jury may, on examination of the whole case, refuse a divorce.” Code, § 30-109.(a) Where the husband shows, in support of an alleged ground of cruel treatment, that the wife charged him with unfaithfulness and persisted in nagging him against his protest when he was attempting to sleep at night, made rude and defamatory references to his parents,…