Hotchkiss v. Hotchkiss

The plaintiff and the defendant were married in 1914. They have been living apart since 1932. The plaintiff brought this action claiming support from the defendant and filed a motion for an allowance to prosecute and for support pendente lite. The trial court, after a hearing, granted an allowance of $50 to prosecute and ordered support pendente lite in the amount of $27.50 each week. The defendant appealed to this court. Thereupon the plaintiff moved for an allowance to defend the appeal, and the trial court, after a second hearing, ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff a fixed…