Plaster v. Plaster
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cass county; the Hon. Chables Tuenee, Judge, presiding. This was a petition in chancery, by Louisa Plaster against Jeptha Plaster, her former husband, for additional alimony for the expenses incurred in supporting their infant son. The circuit court decreed the payment of $400. The petitioner had before obtained a decree of divorce in which the custody of the child was awarded to her.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This cause was before this court at a former term, and is reported in 47 Ill. 290. A detailed statement of the facts will there be found. It was then held appellant was liable for the maintenance of his minor son, although the custody had been awarded to his mother, so long as, by reason of his tender years or physical inability to labor, he could not earn his own living.
The cause was a second time before this court, at the January term, 1870, (53 Ill. 445,) when it was held appellee was only entitled to a decree for the expenses incurred during the five years next preceding the commencement…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Plaster v. PlasterIllinois Supreme Court · 1868
- Plaster v. PlasterIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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