Lyon v. Lyon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an application to the superior court, as a court of chancery, to carry into effect a previous decree of that court, divorcing the plaintiff from the defendant, and granting to the plaintiff 5,000 dollars, as alimony. The plaintiff also prayed for a discovery and for an injunction.
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This was an application to the superior court, as a court of chancery, to carry into effect a previous decree of that court, divorcing the plaintiff from the defendant, and granting to the plaintiff 5,000 dollars, as alimony. The plaintiff also prayed for a discovery and for an injunction. The application alleged, that the petitioner brought a petition to the superior court, held at Danbury, on the first Tuesday of October, 1849, praying for a divorce from her then husband Jarvis Lyon, and for alimony out of his estate, which was duly served on him; that the parties appeared, and, at the term…
1Opinion of the CourtStorrs, J.
The question whether the plaintiff is entitled to relief or assistance, in this case; and, if she is, what should be its nature and extent; must depend on the character of her bill or petition.
The defendant, in the first place, treats this application as an original bill, addressed to a court of equity, the object of which is to obtain the assistance of that court, in enforcing, or enabling the plaintiff to enforce, the judgment of a court of law, rendered merely for a sum of money; the judgment or decree for alimony on the petition for a divorce, being claimed to be of that character; and he…
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