Wood v. Wood
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sevier Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted by the appellant against the appellee for alimony. She alleged that she was married to the appellee June 18, 1900, and that they lived together as husband and wife until December 15,1912, when the appellee, without cause, abandoned her, and that he had failed to support her; that he had considerable money and property, which she set forth in her -complaint.
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Appeal from Sevier Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was instituted by the appellant against the appellee for alimony. She alleged that she was married to the appellee June 18, 1900, and that they lived together as husband and wife until December 15,1912, when the appellee, without cause, abandoned her, and that he had failed to support her; that he had considerable money and property, which she set forth in her -complaint. The appellee answered, admitting the marriage. He denied that he abandoned appellant without cause; denied that he had failed…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). (1) The title to the land in controversy being in appellant, the burden was upen the appellee to prove the allegations of his cross-complaint by a preponderance of the evidence in order to entitle him to the relief sought. This he wholly failed to do. On the contrary, the clear preponderance of the evidence shows that the appellant purchased1 the fifteen acres which she had at the time of their marriage from the State and that she donated the 120 acres, and that she furnished the money to purchase the eighty acres designated in the evidence as the…
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- Harbour v. HarbourSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Johnson v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1884
- Bogy v. RobertsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- O'Hair v. O'HairSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
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