Legal Opinion

Becker v. Becker

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1875PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court of Stephenson county; the Hon. William Brown, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scholfiel'd

Divorce was decreed appellee, on the verdict of a jury finding that appellant had treated her with extreme and repeated cruelty. She was decreed the custody and control of the youngest two of the children, and appellant was ordered to deliver her certain articles of household property, pay her $130 and her solicitors $120, in 30 days, and thereafter he was to pay her, in quarterly installments, in advance, commencing on the 1st day of June, 1872, $400 per annum, until the further order of the court, as her alimony, and in lieu of dower and all claim of compensation for the support of the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Stewartson v. StewartsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1853
  2. Thatcher v. ThatcherIllinois Supreme Court · 1855

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Garrett v. GarrettIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Harding v. HardingIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Pope v. PopeIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Wadler v. WadlerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
  5. Berg v. BergIllinois Supreme Court · 1906

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