Almand v. Seamans
Supreme Court of Georgia
Divorce. Alimony. Verdict. Before Judge Boynton. Rockdale superior court. September term, 1891. H. D. George, in January, 1886, filed a libel for di- ■ voree upon the ground of desertion, alleging that his wife had deserted him in July, 1882, and that they had one child, a girl. There was no schedule of property attached to the libel.
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Divorce. Alimony. Verdict. Before Judge Boynton. Rockdale superior court. September term, 1891. H. D. George, in January, 1886, filed a libel for di- ■ voree upon the ground of desertion, alleging that his wife had deserted him in July, 1882, and that they had one child, a girl. There was no schedule of property attached to the libel. In the second verdict the j ury granted a total divorce and found that defendant be relieved from her marital disabilities, and that George be required to pay to the ordinary and his successors $25 per year for ten years for the support of the minor child. Upon…
1Opinion of the Court
*309 Judgment reversed.
“ If you should find that the other half of the property was owned by II. D. George at the time whop he separated from his wife, and that afterwards a final verdict of divorcement was rendered, in which an allowance was made, set out and declared for the support of his child, and that this execution is levied for the purpose of enforcing the collection of such support for the child, then it would be your duty to find the north half of the property subject; and if these facts do not appear, you will find that half not subject also.” J. N. Glenn and A. C. MoCalla, for…
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