Crutcher v. Crutcher
Citations
- 86 Miss. 231
Syllabus
<p>Divobce. Gruel and inhuman treatment. Pederasty. Code 1893, g 1563.</p> <p>The crime of pederasty, whether restricted to sodomy, as commonly understood, or defined so as to include bestial habits and improper intimacy by a man with the male sex, is cruel and inhuman treatment, within the meaning of Code 1892, § 1562, making “habitual, cruel, and inhuman treatment” a ground for divorce.</p>
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- pederasty found as a sufficient ground for divorce based on habitual cruel and inhuman treatment
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Judges: Whitfield
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- Cherry v. CherryMississippi Supreme Court· 1991-12-31· cited 55×
- Howard v. HowardMississippi Supreme Court· 1962-02-26· cited 20×
- Scott v. ScottMississippi Supreme Court· 1954-01-18· cited 18×
- Jones v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-12-15· cited 14×
- Morris v. MorrisMississippi Supreme Court· 2001-04-12· cited 13×
- Baker v. BakerNebraska Supreme Court· 1958-03-28· cited 12×
- McBroom v. McBroomMississippi Supreme Court· 1952-05-19· cited 8×
- H. v. H.New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1959-12-17· cited 7×
- S.B. v. S.J.B.New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1992-03-20· cited 6×
- Stockton v. StocktonMississippi Supreme Court· 1967-10-30· cited 3×
- Cummings v. CummingsMississippi Supreme Court· 1952-04-07· cited 2×
- Michael Jackson v. Rosie JacksonCourt of Appeals of Mississippi· 2014-11-04· cited 1×
- Sb v. SjbNew Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1992-03-20
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