Ellis v. Ellis

Citations

• 77 Wash. 247
• 137 P. 453
• 1914 Wash. LEXIS 882

Syllabus

<p>Divorce — Grounds—Cruelty-—Evidence—Sufficiency. A decree of divorce, asked by both parties to tbe action on tbe ground of cruel treatment, is not warranted and cannot be sustained on appeal merely because the trial judge was of the opinion that the “ends and objects of society” would best be subserved by granting the decree, where neither party produced sufficient evidence to sustain the charge of cruelty; it not being enough to show want of regard for each other, disposition to quarrel over trifles, or that they can no longer live together in peace and harmony.</p>