Taylor v. Taylor
Texas Supreme Court
Error from Montgomery. Tried below before the Hon. Peter W. Gray. Petition filed March 7th, 1856, as follows: Tour petitioner, Mary Taylor, of the county and State first aforesaid, humbly complaining of Charles L. Taylor, of the county of Montgomery and State of Texas, would represent unto your honor, that sho and the said Charles L. Taylor intermarried in the county of Montgomery on the 20th of August, 1855 ■ that they lived together as husband and wife but a few weeks,…
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Error from Montgomery. Tried below before the Hon. Peter W. Gray. Petition filed March 7th, 1856, as follows: Tour petitioner, Mary Taylor, of the county and State first aforesaid, humbly complaining of Charles L. Taylor, of the county of Montgomery and State of Texas, would represent unto your honor, that sho and the said Charles L. Taylor intermarried in the county of Montgomery on the 20th of August, 1855 ■ that they lived together as husband and wife but a few weeks, until the said Charles became indifferent and unkind towards petitioner ; frequently using language to injure and wound the…
1Opinion of the Court
Hemphill, Ch. J.
We have the highest respect for the opinion of the Judge who presided in this cause, and his judgment as to the suEeieney of the facts in divorce cases is entitled to great consideration. But in this case there is room for difference of opinion as to the force and effect of the facts, and with some hesitation we feel constrained to adopt a conclusion at variance with that of the Court below.
At the first trial, the jury found on issues made up by the Court. It is not necessary to recapitulate these issues, nor to make any observation in relation to them, except that the general…
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- Boenker v. BoenkerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1966
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