Legal Opinion

Darrow v. Darrow

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 21, 1916PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Franklin Chancery Court, Ozark Histrict; T. H. Humphreys, Chancellor on exchange; 1. The court erred in rendering judgment against appellant for $200.00 since there was a valid settlement between the parties. 75 Ark. 127; 95 Id. 523. Contract between husband and wife when fairly entered into are binding. 67 Ark. 15 and cases supra. 2. The court erred in granting appellee a divorce.

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Appeal from Franklin Chancery Court, Ozark Histrict; T. H. Humphreys, Chancellor on exchange; 1. The court erred in rendering judgment against appellant for $200.00 since there was a valid settlement between the parties. 75 Ark. 127; 95 Id. 523. Contract between husband and wife when fairly entered into are binding. 67 Ark. 15 and cases supra. 2. The court erred in granting appellee a divorce. If appellant was guilty so was appellee. 104 Ark. 381; 53 Id. 484; 44 Id. 429 ; 76 Id. 28; 87 Id. 175. 1. If the court was correct in granting a divorce this settles the correctness of the judgment for…

1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.

This is an action for divorce instituted by the wife against the husband on the statutory grounds that the husband was guilty of such cruel and barbarous treatment as to endanger her life and offered such indignities to her person as to render her condition intolerable. She also alleged that she had lent her husband $200.00 which he applied towards the payment of certain lands owned iby him. She asked for a divorce and for alimony, and that ishe have judgment for the $200.00, and that same Ibe declared a lien on her husband’s land. The husband denied the allegations of the complaint.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kientz v. KientzSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
  2. Arnold v. ArnoldSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
  3. Malone v. MaloneSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
  4. McDonald v. SmithSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  5. Hannaford v. DowdleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Gabler v. GablerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1945
  2. Sutherland v. SutherlandSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934
  3. Godwin v. GodwinSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
  4. Alston v. AlstonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1934

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