Shorthose v. Shorthose

The plaintiff, Manzie Shorthose, obtained a divorce from the defendant Park Shorthose, in the circuit court of McLean county, on the ground of habitual drunkenness for a period of two years prior to the filing of this suit. They were first married on January 3,1923, and lived in California until 1936.

The plaintiff filed a suit for annulment of their marriage in a California court in 1935, and for a short, period thereafter they occupied different rooms but lived in the same house. They then became reconciled and the suit was dismissed. In January 1936 defendant’s father died and defendant…