MANU vs. MANU

Van Lare Ag. C.J. delivered the judgment of the Court: This is an appeal from the judgment of Manyo-Plange J. dismissing the petition of a wife (the appellant) for dissolution of her marriage. The grounds upon which dissolution was claimed were that the cumulative effect of respondent’s cruel acts towards her had caused serious injury to “her balance”. The acts complained of, as the result of which she stated she was compelled to leave the matrimonial home, were that the respondent frequently and without cause charged her with adultery, called her a prostitute and a loose woman, and struck her on some occasions, one occasion leaving her with a bad bruise on the face. As a result, she found herself to be in a state of nervousness, and she suffered from sleeplessness and loss of weight. Furthermore, after she had left the matrimonial home because (as she said) she was living in constant fear for her health, the respondent often pursued her to an educational institution where...