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STEVENSON v. STEVENSON

No. 9529.

13 Utah 2d 153 (1962)

369 P.2d 923

DOROTHY STEVENSON, PLAINTIFF AND APPELLANT, v. VERNON L. STEVENSON, DEFENDANT AND RESPONDENT.

Supreme Court of Utah.

February 27, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moreton, Christensen & Christensen, Salt Lake City, for appellant.

Hanson, Baldwin & Allen, Merlin R. Lybbert, Salt Lake City, for respondent.

CALLISTER, Justice.

Plaintiff brought this action for divorce on grounds of mental cruelty. The trial court found that mental cruelty had not been proved and denied the divorce. Plaintiff appeals.

To establish mental cruelty, plaintiff must prove that her husband's cruel treatment caused her to suffer great mental distress.1 If this is established by substantial and satisfactory evidence,2 and if there...

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