Jones v. Jones

KNIGHT, Justice.

BUI in equity by Roxie Jones against her husband, Arnold Jones, for alimony in the nature of support money, but not for .a. divorce. Such eases have often come before this court, and we have uniformly held that, in view of the fact that the public in effect occupies the position of a third party in suits for separate maintenance, “mere legal niceties in regard to pleading should not interfere with the meritorious consideration of the cause.” Tutwiler v. Tutwiler, 205 Ala. 283, 87 So. 852, 853; Spafford v. Spafford, 199 Ala. 300, 74 So. 354, L. R. A. 1917D, 773; 30 C. J. p.…