Parker v. Parker

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

The decisive question in this case is, whether a divorce decree rendered in open court is effective from the date it was-.actually rendered, or from the date the decree was en-, tered of record.

Iva Thornton Crawford sued S. R. Crawford for divorce in the Pulaski Chancery Court. The case was No. 102787; and on August 22, 1955 there was entered a decree in that cause which stated, inter alia:.

‘ ‘ On this 9th . day of August, 1955, came on for hearing the above styled cause, plaintiff appearing in person and by her solicitor, Thorp Thomas, and it appearing that…