Legal Opinion

Hiner v. Hiner

California Supreme Court

Decided March 16, 1908No. Sac. No. 1576PublishedCited by 16 opinions

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Sonoma County granting an allowance to a wife for alimony in an action for maintenance. Emmet Seawell, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

LORIGAN. J.

The plaintiff, who is the wife of defendant, brought this action against him in the county of Sonoma to obtain a judgment for permanent support of herself and minor children under section 137 of the Civil Code without asking for a divorce.

The complaint filed on February 9, 1906, alleged the marriage of the parties in 1902; set forth facts constituting desertion of plaintiff by defendant under the laws of this state; alleged that such desertion of plaintiff took place in the state of Washington in October, 1902; that plaintiff is a resident of said state of Washington and that…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Galland v. GallandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Worthley v. WorthleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Goodwine v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  3. Cummings v. CummingsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
  4. Bullard v. BullardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co. v. MadeiraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968

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