Mercer v. Mercer
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by Elizabeth Mercer against William Stuart Mercer for a divorce. From an order denying a motion to punish defendant for contempt in failing to comply with an order directing him to pay plaintiff money for counsel fees, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
By the judgment in this case it was decreed that plaintiff was entitled to an absolute divorce from the defendant, and in addition to other provisions, including the payment of a certain sum as permanent alimony, it provided that the defendant should pay to the plaintiff’s attorney the sum of $500, as directed by the order of this court, “being the sum allowed by said order as a counsel fee to said plaintiff, and that said defendant give to the clerk of this court security for the payment of said allowance for counsel fee within the time and according to the terms by said order" provided.”…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Beadleston v. . BeadlestonNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Straus v. StrausNew York Supreme Court · 1893
- Williams v. WilliamsNew York Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by4 opinions
- Doncourt v. DoncourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1935
- Stanley v. StanleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
- Hayes v. HayesNew York Supreme Court · 1911
- Boyle v. BoyleNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910