Bevil v. Bevil’s Empirical Analysis
1928
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
February 1957
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Most-quoted passages
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““The right to separate maintenance arises out of the marital relation and the obligation created by this relation, of the husband to support and maintain his wife so long as this relation exists and the wife remains unaffected by misconduct. This remedy is not confined to actions of law against the husband by those furnishing necessities to his wife but can be maintained by the wife in her own name. This is under the broad and comprehensive provisions of Sections 4218 to 4222 of Shannon’s Code.” Williams Code 1934,«ecs. 8443 to 8447.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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