Hightower v. Hightower

Atkinson, Justice.

Bettie Lucile Hightower filed in Clay Superior Court 'a suit for divorce, temporary and permanent alimony, and attorney’s fees against Henry Hightower, alleging that on July 15, 1944, she and the defendant were married, and that on March 16, 1947, they separated because of cruel treatment by the defendant, which affected her health. The defendant answered, denying that the separation was the result of any conduct or fault on his part, and stating that, on the contrary, the plaintiff left him of her own free will, thereby relinquishing her right to any support or claim for…