Milner v. Gatlin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Habeas corpus. Before Judge Daniel. Pike superior court. June 12, 1914. 0. W. Milner and Mary E. Erwin were married in 1908. At the time of their marriage they were both residents of the State of Texas, and the marriage occurred in that State. There was born unto them a girl child, Lucile Milner. About three years after their marriage the husband instituted a suit for divorce.
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Habeas corpus. Before Judge Daniel. Pike superior court. June 12, 1914. 0. W. Milner and Mary E. Erwin were married in 1908. At the time of their marriage they were both residents of the State of Texas, and the marriage occurred in that State. There was born unto them a girl child, Lucile Milner. About three years after their marriage the husband instituted a suit for divorce. Pending the action the husband and wife entered into an agreement, -reciting that the husband had applied for a divorce, and that it was desired to settle the custody of their minor child and their property rights, and…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. The court allowed Mrs. Gatlin to testify concerning the procurement of her signature to the written contract between herself and her husband, wherein she consented that the court might award, in the pending divorce proceeding, the child of the marriage to the husband, and she agreed upon a division of their property in the event a divorce decree was entered. Her testimony was to the effect, that, while confined in bed by illness, her husband brought into her room a stranger whom he introduced as his attorney, and who notified her that a suit for divorce…
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- Miller v. WallaceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
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