Long v. Long
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
This is an appeal from a decree awarding the appellee a divorce from the appellant, his wife. The bill alleges two grounds of divorce, habitually cruel and inhuman treatment and adultery; the divorce being granted on the first of these grounds. As to the cruel and inhuman treatment, the evidence 'discloses that “honors are even” between the parties, each being as much of an offender as the other, the acts of each being* usually provoked by acts and words of the other. Where such is the case, neither party is entitled to a divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment. Gormley v.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gormley v. GormleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Healy v. HealySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
3Cited by6 opinions
- Hibner v. HibnerMississippi Supreme Court · 1953
- Scott v. ScottMississippi Supreme Court · 1954
- Burnett v. BurnettMississippi Supreme Court · 1972
- King v. KingMississippi Supreme Court · 1963
- Price v. PriceMississippi Supreme Court · 1938
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