Johnsen v. Johnsen

This is an action for divorce upon the ground of cruelty. The defendant, by a cross pleading, made a like charge against the plaintiff. The trial court, after stating orally that he would not put upon either party the stigma of a finding of cruelty or any finding of moral turpitude, made a written finding as follows:

“That plaintiff and defendant have each been guilty of personal indignities rendering life burdensome to the other, and that they can no longer live together as husband and wife.”

The decree, in harmony with the finding, awarded the divorce to both parties, and established the…