Legal Opinion

Buckminster v. Buckminster

Supreme Court of Vermont

Decided August 15, 1865PublishedCited by 45 opinions

Petition for alimony and support of minor children and to have the husband make good the former, decree, which had been defeated by the wrong of the husband. The substance of the petition and evidence sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Aldis, J.

This petition states that the petitioner was divorced from the petitionee at the September Term, 1855, of the supreme court for this county; that the custody of their four children, who then were and still are minors, was given to her by the court; that $500. in money and the household furniture were awarded to her as alimony ; that the petitionee transferred and covered up his property so that she got only the $500. and could not get the household furniture valued at $300.; that she has always supported the four children, and that her means…

2Cited by45 opinions

  1. Laumeier v. . LaumeierNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  2. Graves v. GravesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
  3. Ruge v. RugeWashington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Kelly v. KellySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
  5. McFarlane v. McFarlaneOregon Supreme Court · 1903

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