Habitual intemperance is that degree of intemperance from the use of intoxicating drinks which dis-quaiifies the person a great portion of the time from properly attending to business, or which would reasonably inflict a course of great mental anguish upon an innocent party. Clv. Code CaL § 106. And see Mowry v. Home L. Ins. Co., 9 R. I. 355; Zelgler ▼. Com. (Pa.) 14 Atl. 238; Tatum v. State, 63 Ala. 149; Elklns v. Buschner (Pa.) 16 Atl. 104
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
