Egbert v. Egbert

Lloyd M. Egbert, as plaintiff, brought this action in the district court for Buffalo County against Beulah L. Egbert, as defendant. The purpose of the action was to obtain an absolute divorce based on the ground that the defendant had been guilty of conduct which constituted extreme cruelty. From a decree awarding the plaintiff an absolute divorce, her motion for new trial having been overruled, the defendant has appealed.

For the purpose of clarity and convenience the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court.

The first question presented by the appeal is that of…