Legal Opinion

Merrick v. Merrick

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided January 15, 1878PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. cited: Waters v. Waters, 49 Mo. 385, and cases cited ; Wag. Stat., chap. 46, secs. 6, 13. A judgment cannot be attacked for error or irregularity upon a motion to quash an execution issued thereunder. — Judge v. Judge, 38 Mo. 159 ; Harvey v.Tyler, 2 Wall. 328 ; Hendricksonv.Railroad Oo., 34 Mo. 188. Execution under decree for alimony.— Schmidt v. Schmidt, 26 Mo. 235; Waters v. Waters, 49 Mo. 385; FouUe v. Colburn, 48 Mo. 225.

1Opinion of the CourtHayden, J.

This case comes here on appeal from the order of the-court below overruling a motion to quash an execution issued upon a decree of divorce and for alimony. The suit, was returnable| to the October term, 1875, of the Circuit Court; a default was taken, and a decree rendered Oct. 29, 1875, in favor of the respondent here, of which the-following is the concluding portion: “And it is further-ordered, adjudged, and decreed, that the defendant pay to-plaintiff, for her alimony, and maintenance of her child, the sum of ninety dollars per month, commencing on the fifteenth day of September, 1875, and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Shorter's Adm'r v. MimsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
  2. Swinney v. Watkins & RaglandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1857

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. McDougal v. McDougalMissouri Court of Appeals · 1955
  2. Hammett v. HattonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1915
  3. Horstmeyer v. ConnorsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1892
  4. Enterprise Furniture & Carpet Outfitting Installment Co. v. DavidsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1922
  5. State Ex Rel. Clinkscales v. ScottMissouri Court of Appeals · 1924

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