Doe v. Doe

A single act of adultery is such a violation of marital obligation as to justify a decree of divorce. Prom the nature of the wrong, it is evident that subsequent sexual cohabitation, with knowledge of the adultery, is a condonation or forgiveness. The reason of this is manifest, without explanation. But, on the contrary, cruelty as a ground for separation is generally, perhaps always, a course of conduct, nota single act. It is hardly, therefore, possible that the injured party should", on occasion of the first wrong, - separate herself, and refuse to live with the wrong-doer. The effort to…