Legal Opinion
Reach v. Reach
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 6, 1947No. 6 Div. 447PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
James A. Reach (appellant) and Mellica Reach (appellee) were married in 1913. They lived together as husband and wife for about 12 years after their marriage. They have been separated for about 20 years during which time he contributed nothing to her support. During much of this time she did not know of his whereabouts. She is now 63 years of age and lives in Ensley, Alabama, with her son by a former marriage.
In 1944 James A. Reach sued Mellica Reach in this case for a divorce on the ground of voluntary abandonment in August, 1925. The issues were made by bill, answer and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Caples v. YoungSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Glover v. GloverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
- Sills v. SillsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
- Ex Parte State Ex Rel. TissierSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Henderson v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Butler v. ButlerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Walling v. WallingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Ex parte TuckerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Winning v. WinningSupreme Court of Alabama · 1955
- Moore v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
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