Legal Opinion

Shors v. Shors

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 15, 1906PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Appeal from Palo Alto District Court.— How. W. B. Quaeton, Judge. Suit for separate maintenance and tbe custody of minor children. There was a cross-petition asking for a divorce from the plaintiff. Trial and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant appeals.—

1Opinion of the Court

Sheewin, J.—

These parties were married in April, 1899, and lived together until shortly before this suit was brought, in April, 1905. They have two children, a boy now nearly seven years of age, and a girl about four years old. The plaintiff asks separate maintenance on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment that endangers her life; the inhuman treatment alleged consisting of personal violence, threats, vile and opprobious epithets, and oft-repeated charges of unchastity. The defendant asks an absolute divorce on the grounds of inhuman treatment and adultery.

1. Husband and wife: separate…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Graves v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1873
  2. Lake v. LakeNevada Supreme Court · 1882
  3. McBride v. . McBrideNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
  4. Craig v. CraigSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
  5. Roby v. RobyIdaho Supreme Court · 1903

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. In Re the Marriage of SpiegelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1996
  2. Shipley v. ShipleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  3. Weatherill v. WeatherillSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
  4. Scheffers v. ScheffersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1950
  5. Coulter v. CoulterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927

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