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Wood v. Wood

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 11, 1934No. 10342PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBell, J.

1. Cruel treatment as a ground for divorce (Civil Code (1910), § 2946) is the wilful infliction of pain, bodily or mental, upon the complaining- party, such as reasonably justifies an apprehension of danger to life, limb, or health. Ring v. Ring, 118 Ga. 183 (44 S. E. 861, 62 L. R. A. 878); Brown v. Brown, 129 Ga. 246 (58 S. E. 825); Stoner v. Stoner, 134 Ga. 368 (67 S. E. 1030).

2. After a condonation of cruel treatment, the conduct of the offending-spouse may be such as to revive the condoned acts as ground for a divorce. Davis v. Davis, 134 Ga. 804 (68 S. E. 594, 30 L. R. A. (N. S.) 73, 20…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ring v. RingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
  2. Stoner v. StonerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  3. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  4. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Gaulding v. GauldingSupreme Court of Georgia · 1937
  2. Mell v. MellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1940
  3. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
  4. Twilley v. TwilleySupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  5. Cohen v. CohenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942

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