Richardson v. Richardson

Bussey, Justice:

In this action the lower court granted the respondent wife a divorce on the ground of physical cruelty; custody of two minor children; support for herself and the two children, and attorney’s fees. The husband appeals from the decree only insofar as such granted a divorce.

For convenience, we refer to the parties by their first names. The events upon which this action is predicated occurred on or about July 9, 1970. At that time Ernestine and Hazzard had been married for ten years. They operated a store and their residence was apparently very close to the store. There were…