Legal Opinion

Grikietis v. Grikietis

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 10, 1943No. Gen. No. 42,339PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely

Plaintiff filed her complaint for divorce on the statutory ground that defendant had been guilty of habitual drunkenness for a space of two years. The cause was heard by the chancellor, who entered a decree granting, a divorce to plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

He introduced no evidence but argues in this court that plaintiff failed to prove that defendant was an habitual drunkard for a space of two years, as required by the statute.

Plaintiff was married to defendant October ,30,1937. A number of witnesses testified that commencing on November 6, 1937, to September 4, 1939, defendant was in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Garrett v. GarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Dorian v. DorianIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
  3. McCraw v. McCrawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
  4. Richards v. RichardsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
  5. Fish v. FishSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1927

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Singer v. MarxCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956

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