Bishop v. Bishop
Supreme Court of Georgia
Application for alimony. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. June 23, 1905. George W. Bishop filed a libel for divorce against his wife, on the ground of adultery. She denied the plaintiff’s charge and filed a cross-libel against him. She applied for temporary alimony pending the action, which was allowed to her, and which the husband contends that he paid. On the trial the jury found that neither the plaintiff nor the defendant should be' granted a divorce.
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Application for alimony. Before Judge Pendleton. Fulton superior court. June 23, 1905. George W. Bishop filed a libel for divorce against his wife, on the ground of adultery. She denied the plaintiff’s charge and filed a cross-libel against him. She applied for temporary alimony pending the action, which was allowed to her, and which the husband contends that he paid. On the trial the jury found that neither the plaintiff nor the defendant should be' granted a divorce. Subsequently the, husband filed a second libel for divorce against his wife, alleging desertion of him by her. The defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtLuMPKIN, J.
(After stating the facts.) 1. The award of temporary alimony to the wife pending a suit for divorce brought *295against her by her husband terminated with the conclusion of that ease. If the husband afterward brought a second suit for divorce against her,, she could again apply for temporary alimony pending that litigation. The allowance of temporary alimony pending the former suit in which he failed was no bar to a similar allowance pending the second suit. If he could bring a second libel for divorce against his wife, there was nothing to prevent her from applying for alimony and counsel fees…
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