Denton v. Denton
New York Court of Chancery
THE petition of the plaintiff stated, that, in January last, she filed her bill against the defendant, setting forth that she was married to the defendant on the 25th of October, 1795, in this state, and that they were then, and still are, citizens and residents of this state. That, on the 20th of April, 1814, the defendant broke up housekeeping, though, for years before, his annual expenses for housekeeping were between 4 and 5,000 dollars.
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THE petition of the plaintiff stated, that, in January last, she filed her bill against the defendant, setting forth that she was married to the defendant on the 25th of October, 1795, in this state, and that they were then, and still are, citizens and residents of this state. That, on the 20th of April, 1814, the defendant broke up housekeeping, though, for years before, his annual expenses for housekeeping were between 4 and 5,000 dollars. That the defendant abandoned the plaintiff without home or support, and had since treated her with great cruelty and persecution, and denied her all…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor.
The bill filed in this cause states matter properly cognizable in equity. It is as well for alimony as for other relief. The allowance of a ne exeat, when the husband threatens to leave the state, and his wife without any support, is essential to justice, and has been granted in like cases. (2 Atk. 210. Amb. 76. Dickens, 154.) From what was said in the case of Mix v. Mix,* as well as from the cases now cited, the rule appears to be, that the wife who is under the necessity of carrying on a suit against her husband, or of defending one against him, is entitled, as well to a…
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- Lishey v. LisheyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1873
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