Alston v. Alston

The appellee, Bess Alston, and the appellant, Roy Alston, were married October 12, 1915, and lived together as husband and wife until June 1, 1933', practically 18 years. On September 14, 1933, the appellee filed in the Sevier Chancery Court a suit for divorce on the grounds of indignities. She alleged the indignities as follows: “Treating her with rudeness, vulgarity, unmerited reproach, haughtiness, contempt, contumely, manifest disdain, abusive language, malignant ridicule, intentional incivility and studied neglect, habitually and systematically pursued. That his manner toward her had…