Morgan v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County ; Hugh A. Locke, Judge. Bill ¡or petition by W. Barnes Morgan against Mrs. Leila J. Morgan,'now Mrs. Leila J. Lavender, for modification of a decree, heretofore rendered, granting alimony to re- ' spondent. From a decree overruling demurrers, respondent appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County ; Hugh A. Locke, Judge. Bill ¡or petition by W. Barnes Morgan against Mrs. Leila J. Morgan,'now Mrs. Leila J. Lavender, for modification of a decree, heretofore rendered, granting alimony to re- ' spondent. From a decree overruling demurrers, respondent appeals. The demurrers should have been sustained, ¡section 3816, Code 1907; ante, p. 167, 82 South. 417; 131 Ala. 445, 31 South. 91; 84 Ala. 262, 4 South. 137; 71 Ala. 83; 45 Ala. 264; 125 111. 608, 18 N. E. 329, 1 L. R. A. 320, 8 Am. St. Rep. 417; 64 Ohio St. 369, 60 N. E. 560; 58 N. X. 664. The…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, C. J.
The appellee filed a petition or supplemental bill, seeking a modification of the permanent alimony decreed against him in favor of his former wife, upon the ground that she had’ remarried. While the decree was for the fixed sum of $4,000, it was made payable periodically, no execution was directed for the collection of same, and the future control of same was expressly reserved by the court. The decree recites as follows:
“As to any matter affecting the welfare and custody of W. Barnes Morgan, Jr., the child of the marriage of complainant and respondent, and as to any and all matters, if any…
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