Legal Opinion

Beene v. Beene

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 8, 1898PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from Pike Circuit Court iu Chancery Will P. Feazel, Judge. The wife’s returning to the husband was not a condonement of his mistreatment of her. The forgiveness is conditional, and revives on the repetition of the treatment. 4 Barb. 217; 25 Yt. 678; 20 Ala. 629; 1 Hag. Ecc. 736; 27 Wis. 252; 48 Neb. 794; 10 Paige, Ch. 20; 4 Paige, 462; 20 111. App. 253; 101 Mich. 102. The wife is not held to be so strictly barred by condonement as is the husband. 140 Fed. 70; 1 Hag.

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Appeal from Pike Circuit Court iu Chancery Will P. Feazel, Judge. The wife’s returning to the husband was not a condonement of his mistreatment of her. The forgiveness is conditional, and revives on the repetition of the treatment. 4 Barb. 217; 25 Yt. 678; 20 Ala. 629; 1 Hag. Ecc. 736; 27 Wis. 252; 48 Neb. 794; 10 Paige, Ch. 20; 4 Paige, 462; 20 111. App. 253; 101 Mich. 102. The wife is not held to be so strictly barred by condonement as is the husband. 140 Fed. 70; 1 Hag. Ecc. 735; Í&.773; 2 Paige, Ch.108; 2 Gray, 434, 551; 1 Hag. Ecc. 789. The injured party need not wait for an absolute…

1Opinion of the CourtBunn, C. J.

This is a bill by the wife against the husband for divorce, for alimony, and for the custody of the children.

The defendant filed his answer and cross-bill, and the prayer of plaintiff for divorce was granted. Alimony was allowed to the extent of one-third of the ascertained value of defendant’s estate, after deducting his indebtedness; and, of the four children, the plaintiff was awarded the custody of the two girls, Lena A. Beene and Mary Grade Beene, aged at the time of the hearing, respectively, six years and one year; and the defendant was awarded the custody of the two boys, W. Ray Beene…

2Cited by18 opinions

  1. Krauthoff v. KrauthoffMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
  2. Alston v. BitelySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1972
  3. Moore v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  4. Gibson v. GibsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  5. Dowell v. DowellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944

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