Legal Opinion

Helden v. Helden

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1859PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL PROM CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY. This case was before this court, 7 Wis. Rep., 296, upon an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for the reduction of alimony granted in a divorce case; where it was decided that the order of dismissal be reversed, and the cause was remanded for further proceedings. The facts of the case are there sufficiently stated for an understanding of the present appeal and motions.

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APPEAL PROM CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY. This case was before this court, 7 Wis. Rep., 296, upon an appeal from an order dismissing a petition for the reduction of alimony granted in a divorce case; where it was decided that the order of dismissal be reversed, and the cause was remanded for further proceedings. The facts of the case are there sufficiently stated for an understanding of the present appeal and motions. After the remanding of the cause, the respondent petitioned the circuit court for counsel fee and for costs, and procured an order to be made in that court, requiring the…

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court,

Dixon, C. J.

The motion in this case must he allowed, and the defendant and appellant must pay to the respondent, within twenty days, her costs, amounting to $93 74, and the same alimony which he was required to pay by the judgment of the circuit court.

After the case had come into this court, on the 14th of July, 1859, J. C. Hopkins, for the respondent, gave notice of exceptions to the. sufficiency of the sureties. This matter being brought before the court, a motion was made by Johnson, Harris & Rollins, for the appellant, for an order for time to bring in his sureties to…

2Cited by7 opinions

  1. Harrigan v. GilchristWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Burger v. SinclairNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Johnston v. Northwestern Live Stock InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Kostachek v. KostachekSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  5. State ex rel. Shrader v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Florida · 1893

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