Moore v. Moore
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
RUARK, Judge.
On the evening of November 18, 1958, what had apparently been a successful marriage exploded in the presence of neighbor friends when the husband, having discovered that his wife had failed to make a telephone call which he had requested her to make, announced that “I just want my soul back. I want my freedom.” His explanation to an attempted peacemaker neighbor who was present at the time was that he wanted to be his own boss.
Later he sought this recovery of soul and freedom by filing a petition for divorce based on “general indignities.” To his petition defendant filed answer…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Oliver v. OliverMissouri Court of Appeals · 1959
- Hooper v. HooperSupreme Court of Missouri · 1854
- Coleman v. ColemanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1958
- Hoffman v. HoffmanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1949
- Richardson v. RichardsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Crowley v. CrowleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1962
- Reeves v. ReevesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1966
- Ezell v. EzellMissouri Court of Appeals · 1961
- J. v. K.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1967
- O'Leary v. O'LearyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1964
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