Dobbins v. Dobbins

Apr 27, 1896
Reporters:
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Per Curiam.

The only question for determination on this appeal is whether ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‍the evidence is sufficient to sustain the decree of the court below granting plaintiff a divorce. We have carefully examined ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‍the record, and, while we should not hesitate to affirm a decree refusing a divorce thereon, we are not prepared to ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‍say that the evidence fails to support the findings of the learned judge who heard it in the court below, and ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‍whose opportunity for passing upon the credibility of the witnesses and the weight of the evidence was much superior to ‍‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌​‌‍ours, and, therefore, the decree of the court below is affirmed.

Aeeirmed.