Legal Opinion

Van Horn v. Arantes

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 12, 1906No. 15,878PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; George Henry Théard, Judge. Action by Thomas ■ C. Van Horn against Rose Arantes, his wife. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.

This is a suit for a divorce on the ground of adultery. The petition charges that defendant lived with one J. 0. Hughes as his wife during several months in the year 1904, and went by the name of “Mrs. Hughes,” and called petitioner’s son by the name of “Tommy Hughes,” and entered him at school by such name.

After pleading the general issue, the defendant averred that her husband deserted and abandoned her in September, 1902, and left the city and state for the purpose of avoiding the care and attention to which he was bound, and, further, that he failed to provide for defendant or her…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Mioton v. BakerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1904
  2. Trowbridge v. CarlinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1857
  3. Thomas v. TailleuSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1858
  4. Heyob v. Her HusbandSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1866

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. D. H. Holmes Co. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
  2. Lepenser v. GriffinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919
  3. Ducros v. DucrosSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
  4. Schaeffer v. TrascherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  5. Randle v. GallagherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964

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