Legal Opinion

Adams v. Adams

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided November 21, 1946No. 17,524PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, C. J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the lower court granting appellee an absolute divorce from the appellant upon the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment and awarding her alimony in the sum of $1,750, and the further sum of $100 attorney’s fee for appellee’s attorney.

The only error assigned and presented in appellant’s brief is that the judgment for alimony is excessive.

Section 3-1217, Burns’ 1946 Replacement, provides in part:

“The court shall make such decree for alimony, in all cases contemplated by this act, as the circumstances of the case shall render just and proper; . . . .” (Our…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. McFarlan v. Fowler Bank City Trust Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1938
  2. Musselman v. MusselmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1873
  3. Boggs v. BoggsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1910

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Shula v. ShulaIndiana Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Bahre v. BahreIndiana Court of Appeals · 1962
  3. Smith v. SMITHIndiana Court of Appeals · 1953
  4. Dufour v. DufourIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Ferguson v. FergusonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1955

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