Legal Opinion

Miller v. Miller

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 11, 1954No. 16866PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Oxner, Justice.

This action was brought by the wife for a divorce a mensa et thoro on the ground of physical cruelty. The husband denied this charge and interposed a counterclaim in the nature of a cross-action, wherein he sought a divorce a vinculo matrimonii on the grounds of physical cruelty and habitual drunkenness. He was later permitted to amend his 'counterclaim by adding desertion as a third ground for divorce. All of these charges were denied by the wife in her •■reply. ■ •

The case was ’ referred to the Master who recomménded that the relief sought by the husband be'denied; that the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Loughran v. LoughranSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Machado v. MachadoSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1951
  3. Mincey v. MinceySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1954
  4. Popescu v. PopescuCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
  5. Levin v. LevinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
  2. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
  3. Godwin v. GodwinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
  4. Welch v. WelchSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1967
  5. Herbert v. HerbertSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1973

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