Laughrey v. Laughrey

Plaintiff, Arthur C. Laughrey, brought suit for divorce against the defendant, Viola H. Laughrey, on the ground of cruelty. Defendant denied the allegations of the petition and cross-petitioned for a divorce from bed and board. The trial court granted a divorce to the plaintiff and dismissed defendant’s cross-petition. The defendant has appealed.

Plaintiff and defendant were married ■ on July 13, 1956. At the time of the trial on March 4, 1960, plaintiff was 74 and defendant 71 years of age. Plaintiff testified that the marital difficulties of the parties commenced about a year after the…