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Hanson v. HansonHanson v. Hanson

Oregon Supreme Court
May 26, 1914
Reporters:
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Before:
Eakin

*470Department 2.

Mr. Justice Eakin

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit for divorce. The answer also ‍​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍contains a counterclaim for a divorce. The Circuit Court tried the case, and found that both plaintiff and defendant were in the habit of becoming intoxicated, and that most or all of ‍​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍the altercations related occurred when both were intoxicated; that plaintiff’s reputation for chastity at the time of her marriage with defendant was bad, which fact was well known to defendant;‘that plaintiff ‍​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍and defendant are drunken and immoral, and that a court of equity will not undertake to grant relief where both parties are guilty of a violation of the marital obligations—and rendered ‍​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍a decree dismissing the complaint, without cost to either party.

After a review of the evidence, we are satisfied that the decree is a proper one, which we affirm, neither party to recover ‍​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‍costs in this court. Affirmed.

Mr. Chief Justice McBride, Mr. Justice Bean and Mr. Justice McNary concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Hanson v. Hanson
Court Name: Oregon Supreme Court
Date Published: May 26, 1914
Citations: 142 P. 348; 70 Or. 469; 1914 Ore. LEXIS 276
Court Abbreviation: Or.
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