Legal Opinion

Isgett v. Isgett

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided January 22, 1920PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court of Rocking-ham county. Decree for defendant. Complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Kelly, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This‘is a suit for divorce by Bertie Isgett against her husband, J. W. Isgett, on the ground of desertion. The circuit court denied the relief prayed for upon the authority of Walker v. Walker, 120 Va. 410, 91 S. E. 180. We are of opinion, however, that the evidence sufficiently established the desertion, and that, therefore, the case is not controlled by the decision of this court in Walker v. Walker, but belongs to the class of cases of which Lamb v. Lamb, ante, p. 256. 101 S. E. 223, and Grim v. Grim, ante, p. 245, 101 S. E. 140, are…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Walker v. WalkerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1917
  2. Grim v. GrimSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
  3. Lamb v. LambSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dinsmore v. DinsmoreSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920
  2. Byerly v. ByerlySupreme Court of Virginia · 1927

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