Griffith v. Griffith
Appellate Court of Illinois
Memorandum.—In Chancery. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Abner Smith, Judge, presiding. Bill for divorce; decree for complainant; appeal by defendant. Heard in this court at the October term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
This was a suit for divorce brought by the wife on the ground of the impotency of the husband.
The parties were married October 23, 1893, and lived together as husband and wife until December 18th of the same year, a period of fifty-six days. The man was about twenty-nine years of age and the woman about twenty-five.
The facts disclosed by the evidence show a lamentable condition of things, and such as would naturally incline us to an affirmance of the decree in favor of the appellee, if such action would be consistent with a proper administration of the law.
The statute (Sec. 1, Ch. 40,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Epps v. EppsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1885
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