Arrington v. Arrington

On August 19, 1952, William Ernest Arrington instituted this suit for divorce against Vanna Bryant Valenches Arrington. In his bill he charged the defendant with wilful desertion for more than one year. He alleged that upon her departure she demanded a property settlement; and that in order to avoid unpleasantness and to arrange a settlement of their respective property rights, they entered into a written agreement on November 13, 1950, under which he paid her $6,000 cash, and gave to her certain personal property, in consideration of which she released him of any further obligation to…