Legal Opinion

Folk v. Folk

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided February 8, 1962PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett

A divorce suit was brought September 10, 1954, by the wife for divorce for cruel and inhuman treatment and indignities to her person. On April 24, 1957, Chancellor Steele denied her a divorce, but decreed her a separate maintenance, ordering the husband to pay her $150.00 a month for her support pending the further orders of the court, and providing he might in the future apply to the court to discontinue such payments “upon a showing by the Defendant that Complainant has arbitrarily or unreasonably rejected a sincere and honest effort or efforts on his part to effect a reconciliation and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Hicks v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1943
  2. Trice v. McGillTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Clardy v. ClardyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1939
  4. Morrell v. Republic Fire Ins. Co. of PittsburgTennessee Supreme Court · 1934
  5. Jackson v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1939

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Carroll v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Airline Construction, Inc. v. BarrCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
  3. City of Columbia v. C.F.W. Construction Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Connors v. ConnorsTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,897 Ed N. Harrison and William P. Johnston, Trustee v. Bloomfield Building Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970

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