Legal Opinion

Meegan v. Meegan

Supreme Court of Rhode Island

Decided February 19, 1938PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMoss, J.

This is an action for divorce, in which the sole grounds relied upon at the trial are extreme cruelty and desertion. After a trial in the superior court on the merits of the case a decision was entered for the petitioner on the former ground only and the case is now before us on only one exception, taken by the respondent to this decision.

The attorney for the respondent stresses the proven facts that, before the filing of this petition, the petitioner had filed against this respondent four successive petitions for divorce, on the sole ground of extreme cruelty, on which allowances for her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Grant v. GrantSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1922
  2. Warren v. WarrenSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1911
  3. Sayles v. SaylesSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1918
  4. Wright v. WrightSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1925

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lembo v. LemboSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1996
  2. Scullin v. ScullinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1940

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