LEWIS v. LEWIS


239 S.W.2d 465 (1951)

LEWIS et al. v. LEWIS.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 11, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yancey, Martin & Ockerman, Lexington, Astor Hogg, Harlan, James A. Dixon, Miami, Fla., for appellant.

E. L. Morgan, J. B. Carter, Harlan, for appellee.


SIMS, Justice.

W. W. Lewis sued his wife for divorce on three grounds; 1. The marriage was obtained by "force, duress or fraud"; 2. cruel and inhuman treatment; 3. attempted injury and threats by the wife to do him great bodily harm. Mrs. Lewis' answer was a denial, followed by a counter-claim wherein she charged her husband with cruel and inhuman treatment and sought $50,000 alimony, $500 per month maintenance and a reasonable attorney's fee, but she did not ask...

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