Legal Opinion

Williamson v. Laughlin

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 16, 1951PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Me. Chiee Justice Neil

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Ruth Greene Laughlin and Guy Williamson, Jr., were formerly husband and wife. There was born to this union a child around whom the present legal battle rages. In a divorce proceeding in the chancery court of Greene County, Ruth Greene Williamson (now Laughlin) was granted an absolute divorce from Guy Williamson, Jr. It appears that Guy Williamson, Sr., and his wife were *582intervenors in the divorce case and were awarded the custody of the child, Linda Anne, on the ground that the mother had no home and was compelled to take a business…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Young v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Haley v. DoochinTennessee Supreme Court · 1948

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Development & Housing Agency v. Brown Stove Works, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  2. Sutton v. SuttonTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Rowland v. TateCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990

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