Pressley v. Pressley

Plaintiff is suing for alimony without divorce under G.S. 50-16. By the terms of this statute, a wife may institute an action in the superior court to have a reasonable subsistence and counsel fees allotted and paid or secured to her from the estate or earnings of her husband, if he “be guilty of any misconduct or acts that would be or constitute cause for divorce, either absolute or from bed and board.” G.S. 50-7 provides, “The superior court may grant divorces from bed and board on application of the party injured, made as by law provided, in the- following cases: 1. If either party…