Rickerson v. Rickerson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Franklin County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Bill for divorce by W. F. Rickerson against . Pearl Rickerson. From an order allowing temporary alimony and solicitor’s fe.e and overruling motion to set aside the allowance, complainant appeals. Appellant filed the bill in this cause seeking a divorce from appellee, his wife. Answer was filed whereby the wife sought alimony and reasonable attorney’s fee pending the suit. A reference was ordered by the court.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Franklin County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Bill for divorce by W. F. Rickerson against . Pearl Rickerson. From an order allowing temporary alimony and solicitor’s fe.e and overruling motion to set aside the allowance, complainant appeals. Appellant filed the bill in this cause seeking a divorce from appellee, his wife. Answer was filed whereby the wife sought alimony and reasonable attorney’s fee pending the suit. A reference was ordered by the court. Upon the reference it was agreed by counsel for the respective parties that $30 per month would be a reasonable allowance…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
[1,2] It is insisted by counsel for appellee that the appeal in this cause must be dismissed. The point is well taken. It is quite clear that the decree of the court overruling the motion to set aside the decree of October 24, 1918, is not such an interlocutory decree as to come within any- of the provisions of section 2838 et seq. of the Code of 1907. The decree of October 24, 1918, is, of course, not a final decree, but one purely interlocutory in its nature, providing for alimony pending tbe suit.
[3] If by reason of any change in circumstances of the' complainant’s condition in life such…
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