Brand v. Brand

482 So.2d 236 (1986)

Meryl Minchew BRAND

v.

Samuel Mansell BRAND, Jr.

No. 56341.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 22, 1986.

Nancy J. Beck, Jackson, for appellant.

Robert W. King, King & Spencer, Jackson, for appellee.

Before WALKER, P.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

I

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