Meighen v. Meighen

The appellee, Anna Wagner Meighen, brought her suit to the June term, 1922, of the city court of Elgin, against her husband, Thomas F. Meighen, for separate maintenance. His answer denied the charges in the bill, and at the June term she amended her bill by praying for a divorce. His answer stood as an answer to the amended bill, and upon a hearing of the evidence the court found defendant guilty of the acts of cruelty alleged and decreed a divorce. The custody of the two minor children of the parties was awarded to the complainant, and the defendant was required to pay $10 per week for their…