Jones v. Jones

On September 8, 1953, the appellee, Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Lovelace Jones, obtained a decree of divorce from the appellant, Dwight Moody Jones, in the Chancery Court of Forrest County, and also an award to her of the care and custody of their little girl, Georgia Ann J ones, now about ten years of age, and an award of alimony in the sum of $55.00 per month for her own support and maintenance, and the sum of $35.00 for the support and maintenance of the child. Her bill of complaint for divorce was nncontested by the defendant, and the decree was granted on the grounds of habitual cruel and…