Faris v. Faris

The district court for Jefferson county granted Fannie Hope Faris a divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty and allowed alimony in the sum of $3,000. Defendant' appeals.

The parties to this action were united in marriage at Maryville, Missouri, on May 28, 1918. The appellant was a widower 57 years of age, with a family of 7 grownup children. The appellee was a maiden lady of 42 *215years, a teacher in the public schools of Maryville, Missouri. She was a lady of culture and refinement. The appellant pursued a course of conduct calculated only to result in discord and dissatisfaction and to destroy…