Legal Opinion

Davis v. Davis

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1994No. 92-CA-0367PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

638 So.2d 1288 (1994)

Sharon Anderson DAVIS

v.

J. William DAVIS.

No. 92-CA-0367.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 23, 1994.

B. Ruth Johnson, Jackson, for appellant.

Richard C. Roberts, III, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., Justice, for the Court:

J. William Davis ("Bill") was granted a divorce from Sharon Davis on grounds of adultery and desertion. Custody of their son Matthew, then seven years old, was awarded to Bill. Of the $400,000 marital estate, jointly accumulated in its entirety during the eleven-year marriage, the chancellor awarded all but $20,500 to Bill. We affirm the…

Also in this document: Dissent · McRAE; Dissent · McRAE.

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Culbreath v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Dillon v. DillonMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Crow v. CrowMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Draper v. DraperMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Brown v. BrownMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Selman v. SelmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Singley v. SingleyMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. Sarver v. SarverMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Love v. LoveMississippi Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Pittman v. PittmanMississippi Supreme Court · 1995

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