Legal Opinion

Stephens v. Stephens

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 2, 1950No. 7 Div. 2PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Justice.

Bill in the nature of a bill of review to set aside a decree of the circuit court, in equity, of St. Clair County, which decree dissolved the bonds of matrimony existing between the parties to this cause and granted appellee, J. E. Stephens, a divorce from appellant, Edith C. Stephens, on the ground of adultery.

This is the second appeal. The first appeal, affirming a decree overruling demurrer to the bill, is reported as Stephens v, Stephens, 251 Ala. 431, 37 So.2d 918. That case held, among other things, that since from its allegations the bill showed that in the proceedings…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Olivera v. GraceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Wilkerson v. WilkersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
  4. McDonald v. PearsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  5. Edmondson v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Thorne v. ThorneCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  2. Box v. BoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  3. Laney v. DeanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  4. Leigh v. AikenCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  5. Wambles v. CoppageCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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