Legal Opinion
Worthington v. Worthington
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided April 24, 1944No. 4-7338PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcFaddin, J.
The question at issue is the liability of a parent' to support his adult daughter, and necessitates the construction and interpretation of a chancery decree directing such support.
In August, 1940, Mrs. Nan P. Worthington filed suit for divorce against C. B. Worthington on the grounds of indignities; and prayed for maintenance for their two daughters under the age of twenty-one, being Rosalind, then aged nineteen, and Helen, then aged sixteen. The defendant entered his appearance and demanded strict proof; and on August 22, 1940, a decree of divorce was entered which, in so far as maintenance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Missouri Pacific Railroad v. ForemanSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1938
- Dunham v. DunhamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Hecht & Imboden v. CaughronSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- Chamblee v. McKenzieSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1876
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