POWELL v. POWELL

17297

231 S.C. 283 (1957)

98 S.E.2d 764

LOIS WILLIAMS POWELL, Respondent, v. DWAYNE POWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

May 30, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Julian D. Wyatt, Felix L. Finely, Jr., and John T. Gentry, of Pickens, for Appellant.

Messrs. William G. Acker, of Pickens, and J. Wiley Brown, of Greenville, for Respondent.


May 30, 1957.

STUKES, Chief Justice.

The respondent brought this action against appellant for divorce upon the ground of physical cruelty. Appellant answered and counterclaimed for divorce from the respondent upon the ground of her adultery. The custody of their daughter, who is now about three years old, was also an issue. The parties were each sixteen when their married.

A great deal of testimony was taken by the special referee, to whom the issues...

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