Smith v. Smith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Adair District Court. Action for a divorce. - Tbe district court, upon plaintiff’s application, ordered defendant to pay for ber use $150 as temporary alimony, and overruled a motion made by defendant to dissolve an attachment against his property, issued in the case. From these decisions defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
—I. Plaintiff alleges in her petition that she was married to defendant in 1851, in County Caven, Ireland, and that, in 1864, he left their home for America, with the purpose, as he avowed, of earning money with which to pay the rent of the land upon which they lived. Plaintiff alleges that she received a letter from defendant while he was on the way to this country, and another soon after his arrival, but no other communication from him after he abandoned her; that he became a resident of Adair county several years ago, and has accumulated property of the value of $5,000 or $10,000; that he…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McFarland v. McFarlandSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
- York v. YorkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
3Cited by4 opinions
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