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
Legal Issues
- 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
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