Hodson v. Hodson
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
Appeal from a final decree of divorce on the ground of cruelty in favor of the wife, which awarded custody of a minor child to appellee, awarded the sum of $100 per month for support and maintenance of the child, awarded appellee a one-half interest in the real property owned by appellant as alimony in gross, and awarded an attorney’s fee of $200 to appellee.
Appellant’s assignments of error raise the points that the evidence did not support the charge of cruelty, that an attorney’s fee could not have been awarded in the absence of any proof of a reasonable attorney’s fee, and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Jeter v. JeterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
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- King v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
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- Ex Parte JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
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