Chappell v. Chappell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lee Chancery Court; Bdward D. Robertson, Chancellor; Action for divorce instituted by Lucy Chappell against her husband, W. A. Chappell. The court rendered a decree dismissing the plaintiff’s complaint for want of equity, from which she appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, J.
Appellant sets forth in her complaint two grounds for divorce, alleged to have been committed by appellee, viz., adultery, and habitual drunkenness for a space of one year. The chancellor found against her on both issues. Appellee filed his answer in the cause denying the allegations of the complaint, and also gave his deposition in which he denied both charges. The only evidence of adultery was the uncorroborated testimony of appellant herself, which was contradicted by the testimony of appellee, and for this reason the chancellor properly refused to grant a divorce on that ground. Rie v.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
- Rie v. RieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879
- Scarborough v. ScarboroughSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1890
3Cited by4 opinions
- Shelton v. SheltonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
- Settles v. SettlesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1946
- Barr v. BarrSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1928
- Williams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1916