192 Iowa 1358 | Iowa | 1922
Plaintiff is about 55, and defendant two years her senior. They lived together about 33 years. They raised eight children, all now adults except one. Some of them side with the mother, and others with the defendant. During substantially all their married life, there was quarreling, abuse, threats, beatings, and so on. It may be true, as contended by appellant, that plaintiff was partly to blame, but the evidence abundantly supports the decree for plaintiff.. Appellant says in argument that he is not contesting the granting of the divorce; that divorce is the best solution of the difficulty; that he is satisfied with a dissolution of the marriage bond. Under the circumstances, we shall not detail the evidence on this question. Indeed, it is not our practice to do so upon questions of fact, where, as here, a large' number of witnesses were examined, and the record is voluminous.
Appellant’s contention is that the alimony awarded is excessive; that the value placed upon the property by the court was more than the evidence warranted; that certain notes upon which defendant was surety were not considered by the court as liabilities, and proper deductions made; that plaintiff’s conduct and the comparative fault of the parties are material and should be considered as bearing upon what is an equitable division of the property, and so on. On this they cite Closz v.
The decree requires each party to pay their own attorney fees. Other minor details of the decree need not be stated. It suffices to say that, after an examination of the record, we hold .that the judgment and decree appealed from ought to be affirmed.