Alldredge v. Alldredge

WOLFE, Chief Justice.

This is an action for divorce wherein the plaintiff, Rue LeRoy Alldredge, prayed for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty resulting in great mental distress, and wherein the defendant, Ida Deseret Jaynes Alldredge, counterclaimed for divorce on the same grounds. From a decree of divorce in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant on the counterclaim, the defendant appeals. The parties will hereafter be referred to as indicated in the court below.

The plaintiff, who is a man 64 years of age, and the defendant, who is a woman 53 years of age, were married on July 9,…