Phillips v. Phillips

The appeal is from a decree granting divorce and awarding permanent alimony, temporary alimony pending appeal, attorneys' fees, and vesting in appellee certain personal property.

The appellee abandoned appellant on May 5, 9, or 10, 1929, on the grounds of alleged adultery and habitual drunkenness, and appellant denied such facts, and alleged that, if they be true, appellee had condoned such alleged adulterous acts or had connived therein or therewith. Section 7413, Code; Smedley v. Smedley, 30 Ala. 714, 716; Hanberry v. Hanberry, 29 Ala. 719,723.

It is insisted by appellant that the suit for…