Legal Opinion

Grimes v. Grimes

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided June 30, 1938PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFlynn, C. J.

This petition for absolute divorce, based upon the ground of extreme cruelty, was tried before a justice of the superior court who rendered a decision for the petitioner. The case is before us on the respondent’s exception to this decision.

It appears in evidence that the parties were married April 27, 1921. After living together for several years, they separated and a petition for divorce on the ground of extreme cruelty was filed by this petitioner in 1924. That petition was discontinued and the parties were reconciled in 1927. They separated later and the petitioner filed another petition…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Tremblay v. TremblaySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1937

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Gilbert v. GirardSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
  2. Harwood v. HarwoodSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1962
  3. Scullin v. ScullinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1940
  4. Thomas v. ThomasSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1955
  5. Lister v. ListerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1954

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