Legal Opinion

Adams v. Adams

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided April 19, 1912PublishedCited by 21 opinions

On appeals from orders made by the court of chancery advised . by Vice-Chancellor Learning.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chiee-Justice.

The complainant, Mary C. Adams, filed a bill against her husband, the defendant, for alimony under the statute. He answered the bill, admitting the marriage, and on the hearing agreed, through his counsel, to have a decree made against him requiring him to pay to the complainant alimony at the rate of $2,500 per year in quarterly installments. A decree was there upon made, dated the 19th day of September, 1905, reciting this agreement, and adjudging that in pursuance thereof the complainant was entitled to alimony to be paid by…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Lyon v. LyonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
  2. Wightman v. WightmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  3. Murray v. MurraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
  4. Carlton v. CarltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1871
  5. Andrew v. AndrewSupreme Court of Vermont · 1889

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. O'HARRAHCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1953
  2. State v. FrancisOregon Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Going v. GoingTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
  4. Cohen v. CohenNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1936
  5. Clark v. ClarkTennessee Supreme Court · 1925

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