Brewer v. Brewer

Defendant appeals from a decree of divorce on the ground that plaintiff did not sustain the burden of proving extreme cruelty. The parties were married in 1928. They separated in 1936, remaining apart for about five months, and again separated in September of 1938. Plaintiff’s bill of complaint was filed several days after the last separation.

Defendant was charged with habitually nagging, abusing and humiliating plaintiff, withholding love and affection, and refusing marital relations. Plaintiff also claimed that defendant encouraged their only child, a daughter, to disobey him. All of these…