Legal Opinion

Parks v. Parks

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 8, 1928PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. .Justice S’wtggart

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Chancellor dismissed complainant’s bill for a divorce, upon a demurrer challenging the sufficiency of the facts stated in the bill as a ground for divorce, and complainant has appealed.(1) The suit is grounded upon Acts of 1919, chapter 70, which provides:

“It shall be a cause of divorce from the bonds of matrimony that the wife is guilty of such cruel and inhuman treatment or conduct toward her husband as renders it unsafe or improper for him to cohabit with her. ’ ’

It does not appear that this statute has heretofore been construed…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McClanahan v. McClanahanTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
  2. McFarland v. Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Gardner v. GardnerTennessee Supreme Court · 1900

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Humphreys v. HumphreysCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
  2. Clardy v. ClardyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1939
  3. Meeks v. MeeksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
  4. Plantt v. PlanttCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
  5. Garvey v. GarveyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1946

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