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Koehler v. Koehler

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 13, 1919No. 1; Appeal, No. 47PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal, No. 47, Oct. T., 1919, by libellant, from order and decree of C. P. Northampton Co., July T., 1918, No. 14, in the case of Alice M. Koehler v. Wenselus Koehler. Libel in divorce and petition of libellant for alimony pendente lite and counsel fees. Before Stewart, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court made an order directing the respondent to pay libellant $500 counsel fees and $12 per week allowance for her support, pendente lite.

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Appeal, No. 47, Oct. T., 1919, by libellant, from order and decree of C. P. Northampton Co., July T., 1918, No. 14, in the case of Alice M. Koehler v. Wenselus Koehler. Libel in divorce and petition of libellant for alimony pendente lite and counsel fees. Before Stewart, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court made an order directing the respondent to pay libellant $500 counsel fees and $12 per week allowance for her support, pendente lite. Libellant appealed.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Porter, J.,

This is an appeal from an order of the court below made in a proceeding for divorce in which the wife was the libellant. The order appealed from required “the respondent (the husband) to pay libellant five hundred dollars as counsel fees, and twelve dollars per week allowance for her support pendente lite, to be calculated from the inception of the writ to the date of payment, the amount of expenses to be determined hereafter.” The libellant appeals from this order, alleging that the court below abused its discretion in allowing only twelve dol*43lars per week alimony…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Belsky v. BelskySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
  2. Orr v. OrrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Cox v. CoxSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. Gangloff v. GangloffSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Wargo v. WargoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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