Legal Opinion

Allen v. Allen

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 1, 1920PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal by defendant from order of Bay, J., on 10 May, 1920, from BoCKINGHAM. This is a proceeding commenced under cb. 24 of tbe Public Laws of 1919, amendatory of sec. 1567 of tbe Eevisal, for tbe purpose of securing to tbe plaintiff subsistence for berself and children, together with counsel fees. From an order allowing subsistence and counsel fees, made by bis Honor, Judge Bay, in the- Superior Court of Boekingham County, tbe defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBeowN, J.

Tbe judge made an allowance to tbe plaintiff for subsistence of $200 on 1 April, 1920, upon due notice. No exception was taken to this allowance, and it was paid in full by tbe defendant. Tbe case was then continued for further bearing until 11 May, 1920, to be beard at tbe courthouse in Wentworth. At that time an allowance was made to the • plaintiff of $75 for berself and children, together with $250 attorneys’ fees in addition. In bis first order tbe judge finds as a fact: “That tbe defendant bas-left tbe plaintiff, and bas taken from ber without legal process tbe four older children, and…

2Cited by11 opinions

  1. Goodman v. . GoodmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  2. Caddell v. CaddellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
  3. McManus v. . McManusSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
  4. Price v. . PriceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1924
  5. Moore v. . MooreSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923

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