Legal Opinion

Hyder v. Hyder

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided April 3, 1957No. 17278PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Moss, Justice.

The sole question presented by the appellant is whether a husband can be held liable for attorney fees of counsel employed by the wife in a suit for separate maintenance and support, where the husband and wife became reconciled prior to the completion of the action.

It appears that Vaudie Harris Hyder and Loyd C. Hyder were married on May 30, 1931, and lived together as husband and wife until they finally separated on April 8, 1956. The wife instituted an action against the husband for separate maintenance, support and attorney fees pendente lite and permanent. The action was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Maynard v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Brown v. BrownSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1949
  3. Bell v. BellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
  4. Reynolds v. ReynoldsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
  5. Ex Parte TillmanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re DePassSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1957

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