Hearn v. Hearn

Quillian, Justice.

1. The defendant’s principal contention is that there was no evidence to show the wife had any valid cause to separate herself from her husband and thus the trial judge abused his discretion in awarding temporary alimony and child support.

“It has long been the rule that one act of cruelty, not of a violent or serious character, standing alone, is not a sufficient ground for a divorce,” (Phinizy v. Phinizy, 154 Ga. 199, 114 SE 185), or “to justify a wife in leaving her husband and living in a state of separation from him.” Brown v. Brown, 217 Ga. 671, 673 (124 SE2d 399).…