Cannon v. Cannon

Herrmann, J.:

This action for divorce is based upon Paragraph 3499(d), Revised Code of Delaware 1935, which establishes as a ground for divorce:

“Extreme cruelty, on the part of either husband or wife, such as to endanger the life or health of the other party or to render cohabitation unsafe.”

The parties were married on April 22, 1944. The Plaintiff asserts and has sought to prove that, within the past year, the defendant committed the following acts which, the plaintiff contends, constitute extreme cruelty within the meaning of our Statute:

1. That on October 3, 1950, the defendant scratched…