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Plummer v. Plummer

Plummer v. Plummer, 187 P. 617 (Or. 1920)
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Court
Oregon Supreme Court · State Highest Courts
Decided
February 17, 1920
Judges
Bean, Burnett, Harris, McBride
Citations
187 P. 61795 Or. 3071920 Ore. LEXIS 35
Disposition
Affirmed.
Headnotes
Divorce — Evidence of Wife’s Cruelty Showing Ground for Divorce. 1. In a husband’s divorce suit for cruel and inhuman treatment, where the evidence showed a year or more of domestic peace after the marriage, and that thereafter the relations of the parties became estranged until they reached the breaking point, and reconciliation apparently became impossible, notwithstanding efforts to bring about an adjustment of differences, deeree for plaintiff husband was proper, and will be affirmed.
Summary
From Multnomah: George W. Stapleton, Judge. Department 1. The plaintiff began this suit for a divorce by filing a complaint on April 8, 1918, charging the defendant with cruel and inhuman treatment. The defendant answered by denying the accusations made against her and by making a counter-charge of cruel and inhuman treatment against the plaintiff. There was a decree for the plaintiff. The defendant appealed.

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Opinion of the Court — Harris

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HARRIS, J.

The plaintiff had two children, one aged seven and the other aged six years, by a prior marriage; and the defendant had three children, aged respectively three, five and eight years, by a previous marriage. The parties to this suit were married on March 20,1917. In the language of the plaintiff, “the *308 first three months of our married life there was naturally more or less of the honeymoon period”; while according to the testimony of the defendant, “our disturbance commenced shortly after we were married.” The domestic atmosphere seems to have been fairly clear until June or possibly July, 1918, when rumblings could be heard. The clouds began to gather in the domestic sky, and finally in October the storm broke, and thenceforth reconciliation apparently became impossible, notwithstanding efforts to bring about an adjustment of differences. A recital and an analysis of all the evidence could not serve any useful purpose whatsoever; and for that reason it is sufficient to say that the entire record has been read, and it has received our careful consideration. An examination of the evidence brings us to the conclusion that the facts warranted the decree rendered by the trial judge. The decree is therefore affirmed, but without costs to either party in this court. Affirmed.

McBride, C. J., and Bean and Burnett, JJ., concur.

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  1. Keeley v. Keeley192 P. 490 (Or. 1920)

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  1. Keeley v. Keeley192 P. 490 (Or. 1920)

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