Cunningham v. Cunningham

CRANDALL, Judge.

William H. Cunningham, appellant herein, appeals from an order entered against him in a proceeding under the Adult Abuse Act, § 455.010 to § 455.085, RSMo (Supp. 1983). The suit was brought by his wife Dorothy R. Cunningham, respondent herein. We reverse.

This action was initiated by a Petition for Order of Protection, filed pursuant to the Adult Abuse Act, brought by Dorothy R. Cunningham on April 27, 1983. 1 An ex parte Order of Protection was entered on that date excluding William H. Cunningham from the parties’ residence. The residence was appellant’s property having been…