DAVIS v. DAVIS

No. 11751.

258 So.2d 138 (1972)

James William DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Betty Cotten DAVIS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

February 1, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCollister, Belcher, McCleary & Fazio by Fred H. Belcher, Jr., Baton Rouge, Watson & Watson by Phillip B. Watson, Jr., St. Joseph, for plaintiff-appellant.

Sumpter B. Davis, III, Baton Rouge, Alwine L. Mulhearn, Tallulah, for defendant-appellee.

Before AYRES, HEARD and HALL, JJ.


HALL, Judge.

In this suit brought by James William Davis against his wife, Betty Cotton Davis, plaintiff seeks a divorce on the grounds of adultery and, alternatively, a separation from bed and board on the grounds of cruel treatment. Defendant reconvened praying for a divorce on the grounds of adultery and, alternatively, for a separation from bed and board on the grounds of abandonment. Both parties seek custody of the minor child born of the marriage and defendant...

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