Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. Jenkins

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided October 17, 1882PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Evidence. Husband and Wife. Before Judge Willis. Muscogee Superior Court. May Term, 1882. Reported in the decision.

1Opinion of the Court

JACICSON, Chief Justice.

This is an application for temporary alimony by the wife, who was sued by her husband for divorce. The judge granted the prayer for alimony, and fixed the allowance at a moderate sum for counsel fees and maintenance, on the facts in evidence before him. But it is al'leged in the bill of exceptions that he refused to hear any testimony whatever on the part of plaintiff in error, in respect to his pecuniary condition, but heard only the wife and her witnesses on the subject of what means the husband had. This is certified as true without explanation by the judge, and it…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Fried v. FriedSupreme Court of Georgia · 1952
  2. Hilburn v. HilburnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1954
  3. Walton v. WaltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1964
  4. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1967
  5. Kendrick v. KendrickSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898

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