Legal Opinion

Hatcher v. Hatcher

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided May 7, 1979No. 78-295Published

1Opinion of the Court

580 S.W.2d 475 (1979)

James B. HATCHER, Appellant,

v.

Sue Guyant HATCHER, Appellee.

No. 78-295.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, In Banc.

May 7, 1979.

Coleman, Gantt, Ramsay & Cox, Pine Bluff, for appellant.

Bairn, Bairn, Gunti, Mouser & Bryant, Pine Bluff, for appellee.

HICKMAN, Justice.

The Jefferson County Chancery Court granted the appellee, Sue Guyant Hatcher, temporary maintenance and attorney fees in a divorce action. The appellant, James B. Hatcher, objected to the court's order, arguing that Ark.Stat.Ann. § 34-1210 (Repl.1962) which authorizes such an award violates the equal protection clauses of…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.

2Cases cited98 opinions

  1. Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Kwong Hai Chew v. ColdingSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  4. Truax v. RaichSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Lutwak v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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