Graves v. Graves
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the chancery court of Harrison county. Hon. Ti-iaddeus A. Wood, Chancellor. Henry T. Graves, the appellant, was complainant in the court below; his wife, Susan IT. Graves, the appellee, was defendant there. The object of the suit was to obtain a divorce because of the “willful, continued and obstinate desertion, for the space of two years,” of complainant by defendant. From a decree in defendant’s favor the complainant appealed to the supreme court.
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From the chancery court of Harrison county. Hon. Ti-iaddeus A. Wood, Chancellor. Henry T. Graves, the appellant, was complainant in the court below; his wife, Susan IT. Graves, the appellee, was defendant there. The object of the suit was to obtain a divorce because of the “willful, continued and obstinate desertion, for the space of two years,” of complainant by defendant. From a decree in defendant’s favor the complainant appealed to the supreme court. The facts are recited in the opinion of the court. There has been some division among the courts as to whether mere refusal of sexual…
1Opinion of the Court
Oaltioon, «T.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
The decree final on this bill for divorce from the bonds of matrimony is in the following words:
“This cause coming on to be heard on bill, personal service, and oral proof had at the hearing, which has been reduced to writing and filed as a part of the record in this cause, the court, having considered the same, doth find that about three years ago defendant deserted complainant without cause; that she lived away from him about a year, during which time there was some hotly contested litigation between complainant and defendant, both over their…
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