Husband S. v. Wife S.

HERRMANN, Justice:

This is an appeal from an award of suit money to the defendant wife in a divorce case. The facts and background of the case appear in prior decisions reported at Del.Super., 252 A.2d 106; Del., 253 A.2d 63; Wife v. Husband, Del., 258 A.2d 283; and Wife v. Husband, Del., 269 A.2d 214.

In support of the defendant’s application for suit money, her attorney stated that, as of September 16, 1970, he had expended 793 hours in the case, and his associates about 314 hours. He asserted that the rates in effect in his firm when the services were rendered were $50. per hour for himself…