Vander Laan v. Vander Laan

This is a suit for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty. Defendant made some denial, with counter allegations against plaintiff but asked no affirmative relief. From a decree dismissing the bill, plaintiff appealed.

The parties are above 50 years of age, were married September 27, 1919, had each been married twice before and both had a little property. In October, 1920, defendant commenced a proceeding for separate maintenance and later dismissed it and the parties resumed marital relations. In August, 1921, defendant instigated a proceeding to have plaintiff’s sanity investigated and he…