Biddle v. Biddle

The question for determination at this time is whether in a suit by a wife against her husband to recover money due and payable under the terms of a separation agreement between them, this court may require the husband to pay alimony to his wife to meet her present needs pending final hearing of the cause.

The bill discloses the existence of an agreement between the parties embodying the usual provisions of separation agreements, including an engagement by the husband to make semi-monthly payments of a specified amount to the wife during the joint lives of the parties; the bill also discloses…