White v. White
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco allowing a party to a divorce proceeding, who had been ordered to pay the costs and expenses of a reference, to mortgage his property for the purpose of securing the money to comply with the order. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGaroutte, J.
In this action a decree of divorce was rendered in favor of appellant, and H. T. Cresswell was appointed a referee by the court to take testimony, and report thereon as to the character, condition, and value of the property of respondent, preliminary to a rendition of final judgment. The decree required that the costs and expenses of the referee should be paid by respondent.
The referee filed a petition asking the court to make an order directing respondent to forthwith pay into court the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars, to be used in the payment of the costs and expenses of such…
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- White v. WhiteCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893