Pratt v. Pratt

Plaintiff appeals from an order denying her temporary 'alimony and counsel fees. Plaintiff brought an action for separation on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The defendant, in his answer, first denied the allegations of the plaintiff’s complaint and then, as a counterclaim, demanded an absolute divorce. The plaintiff, by the counterclaim set forth in defendant’s answer, is, therefore, faced with the necessity of defending her good name and reputation and should have been granted temporary alimony and counsel fees. The order of the Special Term should be reversed, with costs, and…