Harmon v. Harmon
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Gfarland Chancery Court, J. P. Henderson, Chancellor; STATEMENT OE FACTS. On the 12th day of October, 1920, Minnie Louise Harmon brought an independent action in the chancery court against C. D. Harmon to recover alimony. The husband filed an answer and cross-complaint in which he denied liability for alimony and asked for a divorce on the ground that his wife had wilfully deserted him for the statutory period.
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Appeal from Gfarland Chancery Court, J. P. Henderson, Chancellor; STATEMENT OE FACTS. On the 12th day of October, 1920, Minnie Louise Harmon brought an independent action in the chancery court against C. D. Harmon to recover alimony. The husband filed an answer and cross-complaint in which he denied liability for alimony and asked for a divorce on the ground that his wife had wilfully deserted him for the statutory period. On the 13th day of June, 1921, the cause was heard in the chancery court as recited in the decree, “upon the complaint of the plaintiff, the answer and cross-complaint of…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
(after stating the facts.) An independent action for alimony will lie in this State. Savage v. Savage, 143 Ark. 388. The chancery court entered a decree awarding alimony to the wife on her complaint and dismissing the cross-complaint of the husband in which he sought a divorce on the statutory ground of desertion.
The deposition of the plaintiff was taken in' the case. It appears from her testimony that she had tuberculosis and went to Texas for the benefit of her health, with the consent of her husband, and remained there for some length of time. Her testimony in this respect was corroborated…
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