Legal Opinion

Stafford v. Stafford

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 22, 1921No. 13641PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Writ of Error to the Appellate Court for the Third District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Moultrie county; the Hon. George A. SenTEL, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Duncan

William Nathan Stafford, defendant in error, and Kate Duggan, now deceased, were married in Oklahoma on October 29, 1907. John William Stafford was born to this union on August 28, 1908, and in 1913 defendant in error, with his wife and child, moved to Dalton City, Illinois, the former home of his wife. He retained some business interests in Oklahoma, and on February 21, 1917, while he was absent in Oklahoma on business, his wife filed in the circuit court of Moultrie county her bill for divorce and the custody of their child, charging that he was guilty of extreme and repeated cruelty to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mercein v. People ex rel. BarryNew York Supreme Court · 1840
  2. Grier v. CableIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Sullivan v. People ex rel. HeeneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Miner v. MinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1849
  5. Draper v. DraperIllinois Supreme Court · 1873

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Nye v. NyeIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Kelley v. KelleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  3. People Ex Rel. Houghland v. LeonardIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Jarrett v. JarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1953
  5. Butler v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1928

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