Shirey v. Shirey
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lawrence Chancery Court; George T. Humphries, Chancellor ; 1. The acts of cruelty complained of by appellee, only one of which — the chastisement for being out with persons of ill-repute — is in any manner corroborated, were condoned by her by voluntarily submitting to intercourse with appellant. 2. It is shown that appellee has been guilty of repeated acts of adultery since their relations were entirely severed, and pursued a systematic course of indignities…
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Appeal from Lawrence Chancery Court; George T. Humphries, Chancellor ; 1. The acts of cruelty complained of by appellee, only one of which — the chastisement for being out with persons of ill-repute — is in any manner corroborated, were condoned by her by voluntarily submitting to intercourse with appellant. 2. It is shown that appellee has been guilty of repeated acts of adultery since their relations were entirely severed, and pursued a systematic course of indignities toward appellant, either of which is sufficient to entitle him to divorce. That she went away secretly and gave birth to…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloci-i, J.
Appellant, A. W. Shirey, brings up for review a decree of the chancery court against him in favor of, his wife, Fairbelle Shirey, for divorce and alimony and suit money.
Appellant and appellee intermarried on February 29, 1904, the former being then about 70 years old and the latter about 15 years.
Appellant lived at Minturn, a small village in Lawrence County. Fie was and is a man of considerable wealth, .estimated at from $200,000 to $250,000, and was engaged in the mercantile business and farming. Appellee lived with her mother and two brothers as tenants on one of appellant’s numerous farms…
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