Johnson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor; statement by the court. This appeal comes from a decree denying appellant a divorce.
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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; John E. Martineau, Chancellor; statement by the court. This appeal comes from a decree denying appellant a divorce. The complaint alleged as a ground therefor that appellee' had deserted him wilfully and without cause in the State of North Carolina; refused longer to live with him 'and went to the home of her father where she still lived; that he came from North Carolina here on the 14th day of February, 1914, and asked his wife, before leaving, to come with him, which she refused to do. That he established a residence in Pulaski County, Arkansas, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(-after stating the facts). Appellant contends that the chancellor erred in construing the statute, (section 2678, Kirby’s Digest), relative to the proof of a cause of divorce that occurred outside and existed in this State, but this court can not determine the question since the testimony is not sufficient to establish the facts of the alleged ground for divorce. “Divorces are not granted upon the uncorroborated testimony of the parties iand their admissions of the truth of the matters alleged as grounds therefor.” Sisk v. Sisk, 99 Ark. 94; Shelton v. Shelton, 102 Ark. 55; Kientz…
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