Hall v. Hall
Supreme Court of Vermont
The object sought in the bill and cross bill is to compel the offset of claims existing between the parties. The questions here decided arise upon the claims set up in the cross bill.
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The object sought in the bill and cross bill is to compel the offset of claims existing between the parties. The questions here decided arise upon the claims set up in the cross bill. It seems by the cross bill and answer that as early as the January term of this court A. D. 1823 Almira Hall obtained a decree of alimony against Elias Hall of $750, payable in equal annual instalments of $75, without interest, condition that Almira should be entitled to execution forathe whole, unless Elias give satisfactory security by some short day. The security not being given execution was taken for the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, Chan.
We have in this case as the offspring perhaps "of an unhappy marriage, and a necessary divorce and decree of alimony, in such terms as to keep alive the remembrance of the calamity, the pitiful results of almost twenty years litigation, a term more than sufficient to have earned honors and performed the duties of a well spent life. If we can contrive effectually to bury this numerous and rather novel progeny of law suits out of sight, and forever, we cannot fail to perform important service to the parties. This we hope to do consistent…
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