Legal Opinion

Stairs v. Stairs

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 31, 1968No. 8 Div. 275PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWSON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a decree granting a divorce to the wife on the ground of cruelty, awarding her the primary custody and control of the two minor daughters of the parties, and awarding to the wife support for the minor children and attorney’s fees.

The parties were married on February 1, 1952, and separated on October 7, 1966. The bill was filed by the wife on December 8, 1966, at which time the two daughters were thirteen and nine years of age.

The appellant, the husband, argues his assignments of error to the effect that the evidence is insufficient to support a decree of…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. McLaney v. TurnerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1958
  2. Roubicek v. RoubicekSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  3. Sneed v. SneedSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  4. Keith v. PadenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
  5. Davis v. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Burgess v. BurgessCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  2. Hagler v. HaglerCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  3. Modling v. ModlingCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
  4. Jenkins v. JenkinsCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1970
  5. Hattrick v. HattrickCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974

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