Dakin v. Dakin

This is a suit for divorce, brought by Hursey A. Dakin, as plaintiff, against Averil Dakin, as defendant. Plaintiff charges defendant with cruel and inhuman treatment rendering his life burdensome. Defendant’s answer consists of a general denial. No children nor property rights are involved. The trial court dismissed the suit, and plaintiff appeals.

The parties were married at Portland, Oregon, on August 25, 1949. This was plaintiff’s second marriage and defendant’s first. Plaintiff was 54 years of age, and the defendant was 42.

Plaintiff, a disabled war veteran of World War I, draws government…