Atchley v. Atchley

This suit was filed by Mrs. Atchley against her divorced husband to recover sums expended by her in sending their daughter to college.

The parties were divorced in 1938. The custody of the daughter was not awarded to either parent. Apparently the court granting the divorce decided that the daughter was of sufficient age and discretion to decide for herself which of the parents she chose to live with. She chose her mother with whom she has resided since the divorce. The daughter graduated from high school and entered Carson-Newman College in February 1942.

The mother was working as a cook, in a…