Lee v. Lee

JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

Defendant, I.E. Lee, appeals a judgment in favor of Marzelle Lee accruing and making executory $2,000 in past due alimony pendente lite and awarding attorney’s fees of $250. The issue presented by this appeal is whether a judgment of separation, silent as to alimony, terminates the effect of a prior judgment on a rule awarding alimony pendente lite. We find that it does not and affirm.

This case arises from the following circumstances. In December, 1981, Mrs. Lee brought an action for separation and a rule for alimony pendente lite. Mr. Lee answered and reconvened for a…