Shaw v. Shaw
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal by the complainant from a decree of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, holding an equity term, dismissing a bill by a wife against her husband for separate maintenance and support. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
The parties to this suit are husband and wife. The husband deserted the wife, and she filed her bill against him to compel' the payment of alimony pendente lite and permanent, “until such time as he may be willing to resume his marital duties and obligations.” The allegations, of the bill show no case for divorce and none is prayed for. It was dismissed.
1. The principal question in the case, viz., Has the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia jurisdiction to grant alimony as permanent relief on a bill for that purpose alone, where there is no ground for divorce, has been answered in the…
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