Klepper v. Klepper
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The husband, the defendant in this case, should have been required to give security for the maintenance, his property consisting almost entirely of personalty, and, therefore, constituting no security for the judgment. R. S. 1909, sec. 8295; Smith v. Smith, — Mo.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis. —Hon. Wilson A. Taylor, Judge. (1) The husband, the defendant in this case, should have been required to give security for the maintenance, his property consisting almost entirely of personalty, and, therefore, constituting no security for the judgment. R. S. 1909, sec. 8295; Smith v. Smith, — Mo. App. — , 180 S. W. 568. (2) Where the husband files a petition in a divorce action after final decree, praying for a reduction of the amount allowed as alimony, it is proper for the court to allow the wife a reasonable sum for counsel fees and…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
At the April Term, 1915, of the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, the plaintiff herein instituted an action against the defendant, her husband, for separate maintenance, which resulted in a judgment awarding her maintenance in the sum of $225 per month. Upon defendant’s appeal this court, in November, 1915, affirmed the judgment (see Klepper v. Klepper, 193 Mo. App. 46, 180 S. W. 461). The present proceeding was begun at the October Term, 1916, of the circuit court, by the filing of a motion by plaintiff praying that defendant be compelled to give security for the payment of the…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- State ex rel. Tatum v. RameyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1909
- State v. BellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Burnett v. FreemanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- West v. WestMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
- Deidesheimer v. DeidesheimerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1898
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Shelton v. McHaneySupreme Court of Missouri · 1938
- State Ex Inf. McKittrick v. WymoreSupreme Court of Missouri · 1938