Hope (nee Owen) v Hope [1966] JJ 611 (10 June 1966)

Hope (nee Owen) v Hope [1966] JJ 611 (10 June 1966)

Husband's bad temper under stress, resulting in damage to property, is not sufficient to imply willingness to be violent to wife and does not constitute cruelty for divorce.

Citation
[1966] JJ 611
Parties
Applicant: Hope (nee Owen); Respondent: Hope
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
10 June 1966
Procedural Posture
Divorce / Judgment
Outcome
divorce not granted
Legal Topics
Divorce, Cruelty

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Parties

Hope (nee Owen)

Applicant

Hope

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Divorce / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether husband's bad temper under stress constitutes cruelty sufficient for divorce

Ratio Decidendi

Husband's bad temper under stress, resulting in damage to property, is not sufficient to imply willingness to be violent to wife and does not constitute cruelty for divorce.

Court Disposition

divorce not granted