Foss v. Foss

Wilma Foss sought a divorce on the ground of extreme • cruelty. The defendant set up a cause for divorce grounded on extreme cruelty as a defense by way of recrimination. At the trial, upon the settlement of the findings of the court, the defendant requested a finding that his acts of cruelty were provoked by plaintiff and a further finding that the plaintiff had been guilty of specific acts of extreme cruelty towards him. The court refused these requests, and found that defendant was guilty of extreme cruelty toward plaintiff. It also found that defendant’s conduct was without provocation…