Legal Opinion

Powell v. Powell

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided July 25, 1967No. 18681PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Brailsford, Justice.

In this action the wife appeals from a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Greenville County, awarding a divorce to the husband on the ground of desertion and denying alimopy.

In a prior action brought by the wife against the husband, after the parties had separated, the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for Greenville County awarded separate support to the wife. The factual basis of the award was the court’s determination that the wife had left the marital abode for gopd cause, i. e., the husband had ordered her to leave, and had put her in fear of severe bodily…

2Cited by5 opinions

  1. Prickett v. Duke Power Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
  2. Clayton v. ClaytonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1985
  3. Jones v. HammSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
  4. Lawter v. LawterSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986
  5. Murphy v. Brown Ex Rel. Will of the Estate of MurphySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1974

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