Simpkins v. Simpkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; jArcher Wheatley, Chancellor; 1. An absolute decree of divorce should have been granted with. statutory alimony.
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Appeal from Crittenden Chancery Court; jArcher Wheatley, Chancellor; 1. An absolute decree of divorce should have been granted with. statutory alimony. All the grounds for divorce were sufficiently proved. 98 S. W. 975; Kirby’s Digest, § 2684, 2. Habitual drunkenness was sufficiently shown. 147 S. W. 73; 38 Ark. 324. 3. Adultery was proved. 101 Ark. 522. 4. Indignities were proved' sufficiently. 1. The appeal should be dismissed. 109 Ark. 449; 160 S. W. 857; 53 Ark. 514. She accepted the benefits under the decree and can not appeal. 2. Habitual drunkenness was not proved. Kirby’s Digest, §…
1Opinion of the Court
Humphreys, J..
Appellant instituted suit against appellee on the 3rd day of January, 1918, in the Crittenden Chancery Court for an absolute divorce and one-third of the personal estate of appellee, upon the following; alleged grounds: (1) habitual drunkenness, (2) adultery, (3) indignities offered to her person that rendered her condition intolerable.
Appellee filed answer denying each material allegation in the complaint.
The cause was submitted upon the pleadings and depositions of the witnesses from which the chancellor found that the evidence was insufficient to sustain any of the charges,…
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