Legal Opinion

Russell v. Russell

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 12, 1930No. 28625PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Smith, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.. The appellee sued her husband for divorce and alimony and for the custody of their only child, an infant. A motion was made by her for alimony pendente lite and for an attorney’s fee, the decision of which was deferred to the final hearing. The decree dissolved the bonds of matrimony, awarded the appellee the custody of the child, fifty dollars per month as permanent alimony, fifteen dollars per month for the support of the child, and an attorney’s fee of two hundred fifty dollars. The record does not disclose that the motion for alimony…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Humber v. HumberMississippi Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Crutcher v. CrutcherMississippi Supreme Court · 1905
  3. McNeill v. McNeillMississippi Supreme Court · 1921

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Muhammad v. MuhammadMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Wilson v. WilsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Chaffin v. ChaffinMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Howard v. HowardMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Scott v. ScottMississippi Supreme Court · 1954

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