Legal Opinion

Hodson v. Hodson

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 6, 1964No. 5 Div. 774PublishedCited by 25 opinions

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

  1. Jeter v. JeterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1860
  2. Ex parte SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
  3. King v. KingSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
  4. Coleman v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  5. King v. KeithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Gamble v. GambleCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  2. Smith v. SmithCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  3. Godec v. GodecCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Horsley v. HorsleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  5. Ex Parte JamesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999

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