Legal Opinion

Carawan v. Carawan

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided February 12, 1948No. 16084PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Candler, Justice.

The controlling question presented by the writ of error is whether the allegations of the husband’s petition for divorce were sufficient to constitute a case of cruel treatment, and to authorize the jury, upon due proof thereof, to grant a divorce on such ground. After alleging sufficient facts to authorize a divorce on the ground of wilful and continued desertion for the prescribed period of time, the petitioner alleged as follows: “There is no happiness for petitioner as a result of said desertion and other things such as: For ten years or longer the defendant has nagged at…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Taylor v. TaylorSupreme Court of Georgia · 1943
  2. Wilkinson v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
  3. Landrum v. RiversSupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
  4. First National Bank v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  5. Allen v. AllenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Fried v. FriedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Anderson v. AndersonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1976
  3. Fried v. FriedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
  4. Lawler v. LawlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  5. Hagan v. HaganSupreme Court of Georgia · 1951

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