Grant v. Grant

Bell, Justice.

1. “On application for temporary alimony, the merits of the cause are not in issue, though the judge, in fixing the, amount of alimony, may inquire into the cause and circumstances of the separation rendering the alimony necessary, and in his discretion may refuse it altogether.” Code, § 30-205.

2. On the hearing of the instant application for temporary alimony and attorney’s fees, the evidence, though conflicting, authorized the inference that the wife deserted her husband for the purpose of living in a state of adultery with another man; and that even though the husband…