Van v. Van
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtBuford, J.
— The appellee filed bill of complaint against appellant for separate maintenance. She charged that the defendant was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment toward the complainant.
The defendant filed an answer and in his answer included allegations of cruel and inhuman treatment on the part of the complainant toward the defendant and prayed affirmative relief by way of divorce. There is no specific allegation of extreme cruelty as a ground for divorce but the allegations and evidence show extreme cruelty to the husband by the wife.
There were two decrees.. The first was as follows:
“If the bill…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baker v. BakerSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
3Cited by4 opinions
- Windham v. WindhamSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Masilotti v. MasilottiSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
- Lentz v. LentzDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Dowdy v. DowdySupreme Court of Florida · 1938