Barrington v. Barrington
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; Leon McCord, Judge. Bill by Mary W. Barrington against Richard L. Barrington for divorce. From a decree overruling demurrers to the bill, respondent appeals. The bill is insufficient in the averment of cause. 39 Ala. 349; 1 Bishop on M. & D. § 5; 19 C. J. 108; 200 Ala. 315, 76 South. 81. The statute is arbitrary and unreasonable. 169 U. S. 385, 18 Sup. Ct. 383, 42 L. Ed. 780; 134 U. S. 160, 10 Sup.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Montgomery County; Leon McCord, Judge. Bill by Mary W. Barrington against Richard L. Barrington for divorce. From a decree overruling demurrers to the bill, respondent appeals. The bill is insufficient in the averment of cause. 39 Ala. 349; 1 Bishop on M. & D. § 5; 19 C. J. 108; 200 Ala. 315, 76 South. 81. The statute is arbitrary and unreasonable. 169 U. S. 385, 18 Sup. Ct. 383, 42 L. Ed. 780; 134 U. S. 160, 10 Sup. Ct. 384, 33 L. Ed. 835; 137 U. S. 483, 11 Sup. Ct. 143, 34 L. Ed. 734; 184 U. S. 560, 22 Sup. Ct. 431, 46 L. Ed. 679; 183 U. S. 79, 22 Sup. Ct. 30, 46…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The bill of complaint is filed under section 3795 of the Code as amended by the act of September 30, 1919 (Gen. Acts 1919, p. 878), which authorizes divorces as follows:
“To wife in case of cruelty or nonsupport by husband. In favor of the wife when the husband has committed actual violence on her person, attended with danger to life or health, or when from his conduct there is reasonable apprehension of such violence; or when the wife has lived, or shall have lived separate and apart from the bed and board of the husband for five years and without support from him for two years next preceding…
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