Collins v. Collins

The parties were married on June 23, 1892, lived together for two months, and separated. The husband was eighty years of age; the wife a young woman. On ■July 1, 1893, she brought her petition for alimony and ■counsel fees; and the court allowed $12 per month as *491temporary alimony, and $50 as counsel fees. For petitioner it appeared, that the respondent had a widowed daughter of violent temper living in the house with him, who did all she could to make petitioner’s married life miserable and to bring about a separation; that the respondent took no steps to prevent or remedy this, and although…