Ladner v. Ladner

ON MOTION FOR COUNSEL FEES PENDENTE LITE

Appellant brought a suit for divorce from his wife, the appellee, in the Chancery Court of Forrest County. The final decree sustained appellee's motion to exclude the testimony and dismiss the bill. In the trial court appellee did not ask for or obtain a decree for counsel fees, and the decree made no mention thereof.

This case on appeal will not be docketed for submission to this Court for several months. Appellee, Mrs. Alma S. Ladner, has filed a motion for an allowance of counsel fees for resisting this appeal. (Hn 5) The pertinent rule is summarized…