Johnson v. Johnson

These propositions are well settled:

1. When the husband sues the wife for an absolute divorce, the wife may plead a cause of action for divorce from bed and board as a cross action, and obtain upon a proper showing allowances from tbe estate or earnings of her husband for her support during the pendency of the action and for counsel fees for her attorneys. G.S. 50-15; Nall v. Nall, 229 N.C. 598, 50 S.E. 2d 137; Covington v. Covington, 215 N.C. 569, 2 S.E. 2d 558; Barker v. Barker, 136 N.C. 316, 48 S.E. 733; Webber v. Webber, 79 N.C. 572.

2. Since the decision to the contrary in Reeves v.…