Legal Opinion
Chaffin v. Chaffin
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided August 17, 1983No. 53837PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
437 So.2d 384 (1983)
Cora Lee CHAFFIN
v.
John R. CHAFFIN, Jr.
No. 53837.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
August 17, 1983.
Rehearing Denied October 5, 1983.
Harry L. Kelley, Jackson, for appellant.
Johnston, Adams & Younger, Michael P. Younger, Brandon, for appellee.
En banc.
PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:
John R. Chaffin, Jr., filed suit in the Chancery Court of Rankin County, seeking a divorce on the ground of habitual cruel and inhuman treatment. His wife Cora Lee Chaffin denied the cruelty in her answer and filed a cross-complaint for separate maintenance. The court granted Mr. Chaffin a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brabham v. BrabhamMississippi Supreme Court · 1955
- Wires v. WiresMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
- Humber v. HumberMississippi Supreme Court · 1915
- Dubois v. DuboisMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
- Russell v. RussellMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Chamblee v. ChambleeMississippi Supreme Court · 1994
- Jones v. JonesMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Kergosien v. KergosienMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Cherry v. CherryMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
- Richard v. RichardMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
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