Mitchell v Mitchell - [1968] NZLR 1002

Husband and wife — Matrimonial proceedings — Divorce — Husband's petition for divorce on grounds of separation order in force for three years — Order made on grounds of husband's persistent cruelty — No evidence by wife on divorce petition — Weight to be attached to grounds for separation order in considering divorce petition — Matrimonial Proceedings Act 1963, s. 29 (2).