Legal Opinion
Chastain v. Chastain
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1977PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
The plaintiff brought this action for divorce alleging that the defendant had abandoned her, or turned her out of doors, and refused or neglected to provide for her, a ground for divorce specified by T.C.A., § 36-802(3). The defendant failed to interpose any defense and a default judgment was accordingly taken against him. Thereafter, the case came on for hearing before the circuit judge and the testimony of the plaintiff established the allegations of her complaint. The proceedings from that point on are described in the narrative bill of exceptions as follows:
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burch v. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
- Ryan v. RyanSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- McClanahan v. McClanahanTennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Canning v. CanningCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
- De La Portilla v. De La PortillaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Mitchell v. MitchellTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Atchley v. AtchleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
- Bush v. BushCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Simpson v. SimpsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1986
- Clark v. ClarkCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
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