Paris v. Paris

Wyatt, Justice.

Lewie M. Paris brought suit for divorce against his wife, Clara Gay Paris. The suit was based on allegations of cruel treatment. The wife denied the acts of cruelty alleged against her and opposed his prayer for divorce. She also charged her husband with cruelty of and towards her, and asked that she be granted a divorce. She prayed for permanent alimony and attorney’s fee. She later abandoned her prayer for a divorce. The jury denied the husband a divorce, and found in favor of alimony for the wife and minor children. The husband’s motion for a new trial was overruled, and he…