Williams v. Williams
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Fannin. Tried below before the Hon. D. H. Scott. This was an action for divorce, brought by Mrs. E. A. T. Williams. The trial resulted in a judgment for defendant, W. T. Williams.
1Opinion of the Court
Statton, Associate Justice.
The evidence in this case leaves no doubt that the appellee repeatedly and publicly accused his wife of marital infidelity, and if these accusations were ground*199less, we have no doubt that, within the meaning of the law, they constitute such cruel treatment as would render their living together insupportable. The defendant does not plead, nor did he attempt to prove, that the accusations were true.
In cases of this character, as in criminal cases, where such an accusation is made, the law presumes that the wife is innocent of the charge unless the contrary is shown.…
2Cited by4 opinions
- McNabb v. McNabbCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
- Bingham v. BinghamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Burke v. BurkeSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890
- Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919