Melvin v. Melvin

Citations

• 130 Pa. 6
• 18 A. 920
• 1889 Pa. LEXIS 1156

Syllabus

<p>1. Indignities offered by a husband to the person of a wife, such as to render her condition intolerable and life burdensome, and thereby force her to withdraw from his house and home, though not endangering her life, will entitle the wife to a divorce a mensa et thoro, with alimony.</p> <p>2. In charging a jury it is not necessary that the court should refer to all or even to any considerable portion of the testimony, especially where the jury are directed “to take all the testimony from the beginning to the end of the ease, and consider it with all carefulness.”</p> <p>3. A specification of error, that “ the court erred in admitting evidence of the relations between the respondent and his children,” referring to the testimony, but without quoting the full substance of the bill of exceptions, is not in compliance with Rule XXIV., and will be disregarded.</p> <p>4. It is within the sound discretion of the court to allow, on the trial of an issue in divorce, an amendment of the bill of particulars of the libellant, and to admit testimony under it when so amended.</p>