Cross v. Cross
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from CSianctii'y Court, Jefferson County; A. H. Benners, Chancellor. Bill by Mrs. Nora Cross against R. B. Cross. Prom a decree overruling a demurrer to the bill, respondent appeals. Appellee filed this bill against the appellant, seeking alimony without divorce.
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Appeal from CSianctii'y Court, Jefferson County; A. H. Benners, Chancellor. Bill by Mrs. Nora Cross against R. B. Cross. Prom a decree overruling a demurrer to the bill, respondent appeals. Appellee filed this bill against the appellant, seeking alimony without divorce. The bill, in substance, /discloses the following: That the complainant and respondent are each over the age of 21 years, and residents of Jeffprson county, Ala.; that they were married to each other January 31, 1916, in Jefferson county, and lived together as man and wife until October 3, 1916. Paragraph 2 of the bill reads as…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
Suit by the wife against the husband for alimony alone. The substance of the bill is set out in the foregoing statement of the case, and need not be here repeated. It is quite clear from an unbroken line of authorities in this state that the bill' has equity. Spafford v. Spafford, 74 South. 354 ; Johnson v. Johnson, 195 Ala. 641, 71 South. 415; Clisby v. Clisby, 160 Ala. 572, 49 South. 445, 135 Am. St. Rep. 110; Murray v. Murray, 84 Ala. 363, 4 South. 239; Brady v. Brady, 144 Ala. 414, 39 South. 237; Glover v. Glover, 16 Ala. 440.
The assignments of demurrer also appear in the statement of the…
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- Brady v. BradySupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
- Murray v. MurraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Glover v. GloverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849
- Spafford v. SpaffordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Clisby v. ClisbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
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