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DUNN v. PALERMO

522 S.W.2d 679 (1975)

Winfield DUNN et al., Appellants, v. Rosary T. PALERMO, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 7, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Robert H. Roberts, Advocate Gen., Nashville, for appellants.

Martha Craig Daughtrey, Jayne Ann Woods, Nashville, for appellee.

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This action presents the question of whether it is mandatory that a married woman assume the name of her husband.

I.

Rosary T. (Rose) Palermo is a Nashville lawyer. On 29 September 1973 she married Denty Cheatham, also a Nashville lawyer. She has continued to use and enjoy her maiden name, Palermo, professionally, socially and for all purposes.

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