Donovan v. Donovan
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Saule County. Action by Mary A. Donovan for a divorce from the bond of matrimony from John B. Donovan. The complaint stated, inter alia, that the defendant was the owner of certain lands in said county, containing 200 acres, and of the value of $3000, on which there was a mortgage for about $900; and that he “ was worth about $1000 more in other property.”
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Saule County. Action by Mary A. Donovan for a divorce from the bond of matrimony from John B. Donovan. The complaint stated, inter alia, that the defendant was the owner of certain lands in said county, containing 200 acres, and of the value of $3000, on which there was a mortgage for about $900; and that he “ was worth about $1000 more in other property.” It appeared from the pleadings that there were two children of the marriage living, a girl aged twelve years and a boy aged nine years, of whom the plaintiff claimed'the care and custody; and she alleged…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
The principal, and really the only question discussed on this appeal was, whether it was competent for the circuit court, in granting a divorce from the bond of matrimony in favor of the wife, she being an innocent party, to pass to her the title of the real estate mentioned in the complaint, to be held by her in fee simple. The counsel for the appellant contends that chapter one hundred and eleven of the revised statutes confers upon the court no power to pass to her the title *588of real estate belonging to the husband, and that the court is only authorized to award her alimony out of his…
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