Tompkins v. Tompkins

Plaintiff, appellee herein, was granted a divorce and custody of his minor child for gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty of the defendant, appellant herein. In appealing on questions of law, defendant assigns five errors. These are concerned principally with the weight of the evidence, and with alleged misconduct of plaintiff.

Vigorous arguments having been made on questions of pleading and procedure, it may be helpful to set forth a brief history of the case. The petition alleged a single ground for divorce:

“ * * * that defendant is and has been guilty of gross neglect of duty in this,…