Bryan

Bryan v. Bryan

Good Law
1902 Cal. LEXIS 907·7 Cal. Unrep. 19·70 P. 304
Supreme Court of CaliforniaOctober 11, 1902Sac. No. 1016California1,090 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Cooper, J.

Action for divorce and custody of minor child. Findings were filed, and judgment thereupon entered in favor of plaintiff, awarding her the custody of the child. Defendant appeals from the judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial.

The judgment was entered January 15, 1901, and the notice of appeal was served and filed October 17, 1901. The appeal from the judgment was, therefore, not taken within six months after its entry, and cannot be considered: Code Civ. Proc., sec. 939. Nor can we consider the question as to whether or not the judgment is the 'legal conclusion from the facts found, for the reason that such question can only be raised by appeal from the judgment. We are therefore *21 confined to questions properly involved in the appeal from the order denying a new trial.

The complaint alleges facts showing extreme cruelty on the part of defendant toward plaintiff, and the court below found the allegations to be true. It is claimed that the finding as to extreme cruelty is not supported by the evidence, but we think the evidence of plaintiff is sufficient to sustain the finding. She testified that defendant often, in the presence of other parties, accused her of…

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