Legal Opinion
Dougan v. Dougan
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 13, 1903No. Nos. 13,716—(56)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal by defendant from an order of the district court for Hen-nepin county, Elliott, J., denying a motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Action for divorce and permanent alimony, in which plaintiff had judgment awarding her an absolute divorce and the sum of $3,000 alimony. Defendant moved for a new trial on the question of alimony, and appealed from an order denying the same..
The only question presented for consideration in this court is the propriety of the amount of alimony awarded plaintiff. Our statutes provide that the court may, upon divorce being granted, award and decree to the wife such alimony out of the estate of the husband as. it may deem just and reasonable, having regard to the ability of the husband and the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Burrows v. PurpleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Bailey v. BaileySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1873
- Stuart v. StuartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
3Cited by4 opinions
- Kyne v. KyneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
- Clark v. ClarkNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1935
- Maruska v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1938
- Kyne v. KyneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945