Smith v. Smith

This is a petition for certiorari to review a decree of the superior court ordering the petitioner to pay a fee of $225 to counsel for the respondent in a divorce case pending in that court. We issued the writ and the superior court in compliance therewith has certified for our inspection all of its records relating to said case. In the meantime on the prayer of the petitioner the order complained of was stayed by us pending our determination of his petition.

The petitioner contends that the decree is illegal and void because counsel for respondent is also the paid counsel of the state…