Smith v. Smith, Civil 4532
| Court | Supreme Court of Arizona |
| Writing for the Court | ROSS, J. |
| Citation | 61 Ariz. 373,149 P.2d 683 |
| Parties | BETH SMITH, Appellant, v. SAM R. SMITH, Appellee |
| Decision Date | 12 June 1944 |
| Docket Number | Civil 4532 |
149 P.2d 683
61 Ariz. 373
BETH SMITH, Appellant,
v.
SAM R. SMITH, Appellee
Civil No. 4532
Supreme Court of Arizona
June 12, 1944
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Yavapai. Richard Lamson, Judge. Judgment modified and affirmed.
Mr. W. H. Chester, for Appellant.
Messrs. Ewing & Franks, for Appellee.
OPINION
ROSS, J.
The parties hereto were married December 24, 1928, in Phoenix, Arizona. They have two children the issue of said marriage, Andrew, aged six, and Sammy Joyce, aged five. The action is for divorce and custody of the children by the husband Sam R. Smith, and was commenced June 21, 1941, in the superior court of Yavapai County, alleging as grounds therefor that the defendant has been guilty [61 Ariz. 374] of excess and cruel treatment towards the plaintiff in this, that the wife and mother Beth Smith in 1934 became affiliated with an organization known as Jehovah's Witnesses, a sect of religious fanatics whose methods of propagating their beliefs are so aggressive, obnoxious and obtrusive as to arouse resentment and physical violence on the part of the public. He further alleges defendant refused to live with him at their home in Mayer, Arizona, where he was engaged in mining, claiming her religious work demanded that she reside in the city of Prescott, where she was engaged in spending her time calling on the public and distributing Witnesses' literature, to the great annoyance of plaintiff's friends and acquaintances who requested plaintiff to keep her away from them, to his extreme embarrassment and grievous mental suffering; that in aid of her religious activities she used the two minor children to distribute literature and exposed them to probable physical violence; that she has not properly fed nor cared for the children, and will not permit them to salute the American flag. Plaintiff alleges he has arranged for a proper home for the children and for their education.
The defendant moved that all of the allegations in plaintiff's complaint concerning her religious attitude be stricken as improper and as no ground for divorce. [149 P.2d 684] The motions were denied, whereupon she filed an answer, charging plaintiff with cruelty towards her in "that he has constantly cursed and abused this defendant and cross-complainant and has threatened her with bodily injury." She further charges plaintiff with habitual intemperance and as not a fit person to have the care of the children. She alleges that he is an able-bodied man, earning approximately the sum of $300 per month. She asks...
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