Legal Opinion

Clark v. Clark

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 30, 1919No. 23146PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Rule for alimony in a suit for separation from bed and board by Mrs. Christine A. La Follette Claris against Edwin L. Clark. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtO’Niell, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment allowing plaintiff and her child $50 a month alimony during the pendency of her suit for separation from bed and board, on the ground of abandonment.

The pleas and defenses urged in response to the rule to show cause why alimony should not be allowed are repetitions of the pleas and defenses that were urged against the suit for separation, viz.: (1) That the courts of Louisiana have not jurisdiction of this case; (2) that plaintiff’s petition does not disclose a.cause or right of action; (3) that defendant is not the individual who married plaintiff, in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Thompson v. WhitmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
  3. Stevens v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1916
  4. George v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
  5. Smithers v. SmithersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1919

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Bush v. BushSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  2. Mann v. MannSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
  3. Welsh v. WelshLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
  4. Evans v. EvansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
  5. Crawford v. CrawfordMississippi Supreme Court · 1930

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