Moore v. Moore

In 1929 the appellant, J. H. Moore, a resident of .Jackson, Mississippi, filed a suit for divorce against the appellee, Mrs. Maggie Virginia Moore, alleging desertion and further alleging that there was one child, a boy, who was residing with his father. The appellee in that suit filed a motion for attorney’s fees and temporary alimony.

An agreement was reached between the parties that J. H. Moore would pay to the appellee alimony in such an amount as and when he was able so to do, commensurate with his circumstances, and that, in event he failed so to do, then the court could fix the amount…