Keerl v. Keerl
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The bill in this ease was filed by the appellant on the 23d of February, 1867. Tt stated that the complainant and Henry Keerl were married in Baltimore, on the 8th of March, 1842, both at that time being citizens of the State of Maryland; and that they lived together as husband and wife in said city until 1845, when the said Henry deserted the complainant, and subsequently became a resident of Milwaukee, in the State of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The bill in this ease was filed by the appellant on the 23d of February, 1867. Tt stated that the complainant and Henry Keerl were married in Baltimore, on the 8th of March, 1842, both at that time being citizens of the State of Maryland; and that they lived together as husband and wife in said city until 1845, when the said Henry deserted the complainant, and subsequently became a resident of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin; and was at the filing of the bill a resident of Philadelphia. The bill then stated that the husband had no property…
1Opinion of the CourtGrasox, J.
The first question presented upon this appeal is, whether the Courts of Equity of this State have jurisdiction to decree alimony, if both husband and wife reside beyond the limits of the State. The Act of 1777, ch. 12, incorporated into the Code, Article 16, section 14, provides that “Courts of Equity of this State shall and may hear and determine all causes for alimony, in as full and ample manner as such causes could be heard and determined by the laws of England in the Ecclesiastical Courts there.” The Ecclesiastical Courts of England only decreed alimony as an incident to divorce, and in…
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