Legal Opinion

McGill v. McGill

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1882PublishedCited by 28 opinions

Appeals from the Circuit Court for Gadsden county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

*343FIRST APPEAL.

The Chief-Justice

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill for a divorce from the bonds of matrimony filed by Mary J. McGill (by her next friend) against- appellant, upon the ground that he is and has for a long time been habitually intemperate, and that on account thereof and the conduct of the appellant her life is rendered miserable, her domestic happiness has been destroyed, that it is unsafe for herself and her family to be subjected to his control on account of his violent actions toward them when intoxicated. They were married in February, 1873, in Georgia, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lucas v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. AnonymousSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
  3. Blaney v. BlaneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1879
  4. Piper v. MayIndiana Supreme Court · 1875

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Anderson v. WattSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Mercer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
  3. Willey v. W. J. Hoggson Corp.Supreme Court of Florida · 1925
  4. Haworth v. NorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  5. Mooty v. MootySupreme Court of Florida · 1938

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