LeVanseler v. LeVanseler

Each of the parties herein was awarded a divorce from the other on the ground of extreme cruelty. The court divided the community property according to the rules set out in De Burgh v. De Burgh, 39 Cal.2d 858 [250 P.2d 598]. On this appeal, the plaintiff wife contends there was no corroboration of the testimony of the defendant husband; that he was not entitled to a divorce, and that she is entitled to more than one-half of the community property .

The plaintiff testified to numerous alleged acts of cruelty on the part of defendant, among them a charge that defendant had attempted to poison…