Legal Opinion

Lishey v. Lishey

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 15, 1874PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor:

— Bill, filed April 4, 1873, for divorce from bed and board, and alimony, and also to require the defendant to account for the separate property of the complainant. The case has been heard on bill, answer, and the proof offered on behalf of complainant, the defendant having declined to introduce any evidence.

The parties intermarried in December, 1840, and have continued to live together until shortly before the filing of the bill, when the complainant voluntarily left the defendant and their common home. They have bad no children. The proof shows that they are both industrious,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Bottoms v. CorleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lyon v. Green Bay & Minnesota Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1877

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