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Meader v. MeaderMeader v. Meader

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Apr 17, 1925
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Wait, J.

The decree of the Probate Court must be affirmed. ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍There was evidence of the application of physical force to the body of the libellant by the libellee with ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍the purpose of inflicting suffering and not for the sake of self-protection of the libellee. Such conduct is cruel ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍and abusive within the literal and most narrow interpretation of the words. Although the testimony was directly contradictory, ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍and corroboration was lacking, we cannot say that the judge who heard and saw the witnesses was clearly wrong ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‍in the decision he made.

No error of law appears.

Decree affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Meader v. Meader
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Apr 17, 1925
Citation: 252 Mass. 132
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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