Legal Opinion

Healy v. Healy

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 11, 1905PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; Ledand Leather-man, Chancellor; Indignities resulting from the complainant’s own misconduct are not such as entitle the plaintiff to divorce. 83 S. W. (Ark.) 837; S3 Ark. 484; 6 L. R. A. 58; 7 L. R. A. 385; 1 Bish. on Marriage, Div. & Sep. § 1641; 2-lb. 344, 346, 349. After separation and division of property pursuant to agreement by the parties, plaintiff, by consenting to defendant’s return and cohabiting with her, condoned any previous…

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Appeal from Garland Chancery Court; Ledand Leather-man, Chancellor; Indignities resulting from the complainant’s own misconduct are not such as entitle the plaintiff to divorce. 83 S. W. (Ark.) 837; S3 Ark. 484; 6 L. R. A. 58; 7 L. R. A. 385; 1 Bish. on Marriage, Div. & Sep. § 1641; 2-lb. 344, 346, 349. After separation and division of property pursuant to agreement by the parties, plaintiff, by consenting to defendant’s return and cohabiting with her, condoned any previous cause of divorce; and such conduct entitled' defendant to a restoration of the property as it was before the agreement…

1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.

This is a suit in equity by Bridget Healy against Michael Healy to secure a divorce. She alleged that the defendant had been guilty of such cruel and barbarous treatment towards her, and had offered her such indignities as rendered her condition in life intolerable; that in order to make a support, she was carrying on the business of keeping a hotel, and that the defendant interfered with the management of the hotel by insulting and threatening, not only herself, but the guests of the hotel.

The defendant filed an answer, denying the allegations of the complaint of his wife, and further…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Womack v. WomackSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1904
  2. Haley v. HaleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1884
  3. Cate v. CateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1890

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. StricklandSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
  2. Preas v. PreasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934
  3. Widders v. WiddersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1944
  4. Wilson v. WilsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
  5. Long v. LongMississippi Supreme Court · 1931

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