Legal Opinion

Queen v. Queen

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1935No. 8237PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Litz, President:

This appeal, on behalf of the wife, involves the sufficiency of an allowance of alimony.

Plaintiff was granted a divorce a mensa et thoro from defendant and two dollars a week alimony. She contends that the allowance is insufficient.

The parties were married March 2,1931, and lived together, a year or more, as man and wife. In April, 1933, defendant went to Reno, Nevada, for the purpose of obtaining a divorce, but before he had acquired the necessary residence in Nevada, she instituted this suit. He has four children by a former marriage, two of whom, aged nine years and seven…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dwight v. HazlettWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Stout v. Philippi Manufacturing & Mercantile Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Steenrod's Adm'r v. W. P. & B. R. R.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
  4. Cresap v. CresapWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Tiernan's Adm'r v. Minghini's Adm'rWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Taylor v. MillerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Clifton v. School District No. 14 of RussellvilleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1936
  3. Jones v. JonesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1986
  4. Tressler v. TresslerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1937

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