Knox v. Knox
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for alimony. Before Judge Fite. Murray superior court. August 17, 1911.
1Opinion of the Court
Atkinson, J,
1. Counsel fees for representing a wife in an application for permanent alimony are allowable by the judge as expenses of litigation, as temporary alimony is allowed. Civil Code, §§ 2976, 2979; Creamer v. Creamer, 36 Ga. 618; Sprayberry v. Merk, 30 Ga. 81 (76 Am. D. 637); Glenn v. Hill, 50 Ga. 94; Roberts v. Roberts, 115 Ga. 259 (41 S. E. 616, 90 Am. St. R. 108); Stallings v. Stallings, 127 Ga. 464 (56 S. E. 469, 9 L. R. A. (N. S.) 593). But a decree entered upon a verdict which was rendered in favor of a wife on the final trial of an application for permanent alimony, while…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stallings v. StallingsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Roberts v. RobertsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
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- Glenn v. HillSupreme Court of Georgia · 1873
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