Jackson v. Jackson

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE McGLOON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves an action for divorce commenced by plaintiff, Vietta E. Jackson, and based on the grounds of extreme and repeated physical cruelty. Defendant, William F. Jackson, counterclaimed for divorce on the grounds of desertion and extreme and repeated mental cruelty. After a bench trial, the trial court entered a decree of divorce in favor of plaintiff. In this decree of divorce tire trial court awarded plaintiff, inter alia, custody of the two children born of the parties during the marriage, $1,000 per month…