Legal Opinion

Weidert v. Weidert

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1919No. 15207PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Walla Walla county, Mills, J., entered March 15, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after trial on the merits, in an action for divorce.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, C. J.

Plaintiff brought action for divorce. Defendant plead the general issue and set up an affirmative cause of action by way of cross-complaint and prayed for a decree.

Both plaintiff and defendant so well sustained their respective pleas that the court may well have granted a divorce to either, or denied the prayer of both. The court found “That plaintiff has not been without blame but is less blameworthy than the defendant, and that plaintiff is entitled to a divorce against the defendant. ’ ’

At this distance, we cannot say that the court abused its discretion. To which spouse a, decree is…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Carson v. CarsonHawaii Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Dresser v. DresserSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
  3. Reddington v. ReddingtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  4. Brett v. BrettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1921
  5. Van Kleffens v. Van KleffensWashington Supreme Court · 1929

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