Kearney v. Kearney

James R. Kearney, Jr., then a resident of Missouri, January 18, 1952, sued his wife for divorce in St. Louis County, Mo. In that suit his wife filed a cross-bill for separate maintenance pendente lite and she was allowed $475.00 per month alimony and $5,500 attorneys’ fees. This allowance was paid by appellant until September 23,1953. It appears undisputed that he is in arrears for four months (from September, 1953, to January, 1954) under the Missouri decree.

On October 21, 1953, appellant dismissed his suit in Missouri without prejudice, leaving his wife’s cross hill undisturbed. Thereafter…