Legal Opinion

Lindley v. Lindley

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 28, 1963No. 8 Div. 104PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD, Justice.

Pauline Nally Lindley filed a petition in the Morgan County Court, in equity, seeking to have declared void a decree of divorce awarded her husband, William C. Lindley, by said court on 25 June 1957. The basis of said petition was that the decree was procured by fraud upon the court, and upon the petitioner. It was further 'set forth in the petition that the Morgan County Court never acquired jurisdiction of the marital status; that the petitioner, had a-meritorious *572defense; that William C. Lindley had, by his conduct, effected a recriminatory defense to any divorce brought…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hartigan v. HartiganSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
  2. Wells v. WellsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
  3. Bloomquist v. ThomasSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1943
  4. Vaughan v. VaughanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  5. Wisdom v. WisdomNebraska Supreme Court · 1888

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Anderson v. DyerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. Stone v. Gulf American Fire and Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1989
  3. Baggett v. BaggettTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Himes v. MacIntyre-HimesWashington Supreme Court · 1998
  5. In Re Marriage of HimesWashington Supreme Court · 1998

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