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COLEMAN v. COLEMAN

621 S.W.2d 752 (1981)

Delores Ann COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas Samuel COLEMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Certiorari Denied June 1, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Douglas Morrison and Thomas H. Dickenson, Morrison, Morrison & Morrow, Knoxville, for defendant-appellant.

R.M. Child, with Child, O'Connor, Ellis & Petty, Knoxville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court June 1, 1981.

OPINION

SANDERS, Judge.

The threshold question on this appeal is whether or not the successful party in a divorce suit can be required to pay the attorney's fees for the unsuccessful party.

The Plaintiff-Appellee, Delores Ann Coleman, sued the Appellant, Douglas Coleman, for a divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. She also sought the custody of their two minor daughters, support...

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