STIMPSON v. STIMPSON

19666.

213 Ga. 235 (1957)

98 S.E.2d 559

STIMPSON v. STIMPSON.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 13, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Goodwin, for plaintiff in error.

Pierce & Ranitz, contra.


HEAD, Justice.

1. Habitual intoxication under our law as a ground for divorce means exactly what it says. Code § 30-102 (9). The testimony that the husband was "drunk" or "under the influence of liquor" on one occasion prior to the separation is wholly insufficient to sustain a divorce on the ground of habitual intoxication.

2. Cruel treatment as a ground for divorce "shall consist of the wilful infliction of...

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