Bullock v. Bullock

Nichols, Chief Justice.

William Carson Bullock filed a complaint seeking a divorce from Sallie Hairston Bullock. The complaint as originally filed alleged cruel treatment but was later amended to allege that the marriage had been irretrievably broken. The defendant admitted all allegations of the complaint as originally filed except the allegation of cruel treatment. She also filed a cross action in which she sought a divorce upon the statutory ground of cruel treatment and alimony. The jury hearing the case granted the husband a divorce and awarded the wife permanent alimony in the amount of…