Evans v. Evans
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM HAMILTON. Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of H'amilton County to tbe Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari from tbe Court of Civil Appeals to tbe Supreme Court. — M. M. Allison, Circuit Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.
Tbe plaintiff in error, Mrs. E. L. Evans, obtained a divorce from tbe defendant in error, R. H. Evans, a num-bet of years ago, in a Kentucky court.
Tbe decree of divorce does not recite tbe gorunds upon wbicb it was obtained, but it appears to bare been bad at tbe suit of tbe wife, and by this decree tbe custody of a child born to this couple was awarded to tbe mother.
*114After securing the divorce, it seems that the wife went to New York, where she has since resided, and the husband went to Chattanooga, which has since been his home.
The little girl went with her…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Toncray v. ToncrayTennessee Supreme Court · 1877
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