Grikietis v. Grikietis
Appellate Court of Illinois
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
- Garrett v. GarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Dorian v. DorianIllinois Supreme Court · 1921
- McCraw v. McCrawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Richards v. RichardsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1886
- Fish v. FishSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1927
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