Legal Opinion

Scharwath v. Scharwath

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1997No. 95-CA-00092-SCTPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

¶ 1. The Motion for Rehearing is denied. The original opinions are withdrawn and these opinions are substituted therefor.

¶ 2. From a decree of the Chancery Court of Simpson County denying a petition by Herbert Frank Scharwath (Frank) to terminate his periodic alimony payments to Dianna Scharwath, Frank appeals. He contends that his proof was sufficient as a matter of law to justify the chancellor's termination of alimony payments; that the chancellor was manifestly wrong and clearly erroneous in his finding that no support was being given to, or received by, Dianna from Jim Burns; and that…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Bell v. ParkerMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Tedford v. DempseyMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Crow v. CrowMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Ellis v. EllisMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. McHann v. McHannMississippi Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. Pritchard v. PritchardCourt of Appeals of Mississippi · 2012

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