Abey v. Abey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. Action in equity for a divorce and alimony, on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. The parties were married in March, 1868, had two male children born to them, and finally separated in August, 1870, having about a year before been temporarily separated for a month or two.
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Appeal from Dubuque District Court. Action in equity for a divorce and alimony, on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. The parties were married in March, 1868, had two male children born to them, and finally separated in August, 1870, having about a year before been temporarily separated for a month or two. This action was brought in September, 1870, and in March, 1871 a judgment for divorce in favor of the wife, and awarding her the custody of the children, and also for $400 annual alimony, payable in monthly installments, in advance, was rendered. The defendant appeals from the…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
To avoid the expense of bringing to this court all the evidence taken upon the question of divorce, the appellant, by stipulation between the parties, concedes, for the purpose of the trial here, that the allegations of the petition are true. Those allegations show a continued passionate, ill treatment on the part of the husband during their married life, fully justifying the judgment of divorce.
Upon the subject of alimony, the evidence shows substantially that the defendant owns a , house and lot in Dubuque, which was occupied by the parties as a homestead while they lived together, worth…
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