Tayman v. Tayman
High Court of Chancery of Maryland
[The bill in this case was filed on the 9th of September, 1850, by Amelia M. Tayman of Anne Arundel County, against her husband, Levi S*. Tayman, for a divorce. It alleges her marriage with the defendant some time in the year 1849, and that since that time she has resided with, and demeaned herself towards him as a chaste, loving and obedient wife.
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[The bill in this case was filed on the 9th of September, 1850, by Amelia M. Tayman of Anne Arundel County, against her husband, Levi S*. Tayman, for a divorce. It alleges her marriage with the defendant some time in the year 1849, and that since that time she has resided with, and demeaned herself towards him as a chaste, loving and obedient wife. That shortly after her marriage, the habits of her husband become greatly changed, and particularly his behavior towards your oratrix. Instead of the sober and affectionate person she supposed him to be at the time of her marriage, he became…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor :
There can be no doubt of the power of this court, pending a bill for a divorce by a wife, to compel the husband to pay her a reasonable sum as alimony, and also, to furnish her with the means of defraying the expenses of the suit. The case of Ricketts vs. Ricketts, 4 Gill, 105, and several cases heretofore decided by this court, and especially the case of Daiger vs. Daiger, recently decided, are conclusive upon the question. And it must also be considered as settled, that upon an application by the wife, for temporary alimony, and for money to carry on the suit, the merits…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ricketts v. RickettsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1846
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