Legal Opinion

Snider v. Snider

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided June 3, 1913No. 21,947PublishedCited by 18 opinions

From Allen Circuit Court; E. O’Rourke, Judge. Action for divorce by Christian Snider against Lavina Snider. From an order for the payment of suit money for defendant, the plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.

Appellant sued appellee for a divorce and she appeared and asked an allowance of $200 for attorney’s fees that she might make her defense. After a hearing on this question the court ordered appellant to pay to appellee the sum named within five days. From this interlocutory order this appeal is brought.

The basis of the claim made in behalf of appellant that the order was improperly made is that it is made to appear that appellee had ample means and credit of her own to enable her to- support herself and make her defense and that therefore the allowance was an abuse of the discretion possessed…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Harding v. HardingIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
  2. Davis v. DavisIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Kenemer v. KenemerIndiana Supreme Court · 1866
  4. Cooper v. CooperIllinois Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Gruhl v. GruhlIndiana Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. O'Connor v. O'ConnorIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Marriage of Svetich v. SvetichIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. State Ex Rel. Sims v. Hendricks Circuit CourtIndiana Supreme Court · 1956
  4. Wendorf v. WendorfIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
  5. Hetherington v. HetheringtonIndiana Supreme Court · 1928

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