Picken v. Picken

Plaintiff brought an action for separate maintenance. The defendant filed an answer denying her allegations. He also filed a cross-petition for divorce wherein he alleged cruel and inhuman treatment on the part of the wife. Upon trial the court held for the plaintiff and entered a decree of separate maintenance, continued a receivership of the defendant’s farm property which previously had been ordered, allowed attorney fees to plaintiff’s and defendant’s attorneys, and also provided for fees for the receiver. All of the allowances were taxed as part of the cost of the action. It also…