Legal Opinion

Sowards v. Sowards

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 8, 1968No. 5-4421PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This appeal is from a Howard County Chancery Court decree in which the appel-lee, Mrs. Sowards, was granted an absolute divorce on her complaint alleging personal indignities against Mr. Sowards. Mr. Sowards relies on the following points for reversal:

“The evidence is not sufficient to support the Court’s awarding a divorce upon the grounds of personal indignities.
“If the testimony of the Plaintiff is deemed sufficient to set forth personal indignities there is no other testimony to corroborate the testimony of the Plaintiff.”

Appellant and appellee were married in 1947…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Haley v. HaleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1884
  2. Morgan v. MorganSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1941
  3. Coffey v. CoffeySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1954
  4. Fitzgerald v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1957
  5. Greer v. GreerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. McNew v. McNewSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1977
  2. Welch v. WelchSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1973
  3. Adams v. Planters Production Credit Ass'nSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  4. Davis v. DavisCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1980
  5. Lytle v. LytleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1989

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