Morris v. Morris

The grounds upon which legal separations may be obtained, save that of non-support, apply to men and women alike. So such an action may be brought by the husband. And though there are expressions in the cases to the effect that there must be physical violence or the threat of it to constitute cruel and inhuman treatment, there are many decisions holding otherwise. Mere disagreements, lack of domestic harmony or incompatibility of temper do not furnish the basis for relief. Umbach v. Umbach, 183 App. Div. 495. But conduct and language which cause great mental suffering and which *229are persisted…