Bacon v. Bacon
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dane. County. In this action, by Helen T. Bacon against Ira P. Baeon, for a divorce, etc., the judgment of divorce further provided as “ alimony to the plaintiff, and to enable her to support, educate and properly care for the minor children,” that certain real estate of the defendant, “ together with all the right, title, interest and claim of the defendant, in and to the same,” be thereby “ transferred, passed and set over to the…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dane. County. In this action, by Helen T. Bacon against Ira P. Baeon, for a divorce, etc., the judgment of divorce further provided as “ alimony to the plaintiff, and to enable her to support, educate and properly care for the minor children,” that certain real estate of the defendant, “ together with all the right, title, interest and claim of the defendant, in and to the same,” be thereby “ transferred, passed and set over to the plaintiff, to have and to hold to her own use, benefit and behoof, with the appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise…
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, C. J.
After this appeal had been argued on the merits, we directed a reargument on the question whether the original judgment is one for alimony under sec. 24, remaining within the revising power of the court below, or for division aud distribution of the husband’s estate under sec. 29, ch. 111, R. S., and therefore final.
“ It is an undoubted general principle of the law of divorce in this country, that the courts, either of law or equity, possess no powers except such as are conferred by statute; and that, to justify any act or proceeding in a case of divorce, whether it be such as pertains to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Campbell v. CampbellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Barker v. DaytonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
- Ætna Life Insurance v. McCormickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1866
- Hopkins v. HopkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876
- Donovan v. DonovanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1866
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Miner v. MinerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1960
- Ruge v. RugeWashington Supreme Court · 1917
- Williams v. WilliamsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Murray v. MurraySupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Pfingsten v. PfingstenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1916
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