Legal Opinion

Love v. Love

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 7, 1940No. 7 Div. 591PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

Bill by married woman against her husband for maintenance and support without divorce.

While the bill of complaint in this case could have well been broader and more specific, yet it has been repeatedly held that bills of this character need not be as full or show such fault on the part of the husband as would support a bill for divorce. Spafford v. Spafford, 199 Ala. 300, 74 So. 354, L.R.A. 1917D, 773; Rear- den v. Rearden, 210 Ala. 129, 97 So. 138; Cross v. Cross, 200 Ala. 21, 75 So. 333.

True, the bill should charge that the husband failed or refused to support the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Spafford v. SpaffordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  2. Rearden v. ReardenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  3. Jones v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  4. Cross v. CrossSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ex parte O'ConnellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
  2. McDowell v. McDowellCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1971
  3. Schoonmaker v. SchoonmakerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
  4. Breland v. BrelandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1962

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