McClure v. McClure

The petitioner has applied to me for the assignment of a solicitor and counselor to prosecute for her a cause for divorce against her husband, without fee or reward, agreeably to the provisions of the Divorce act. P.L. 1907 p. 474 § 29.

The statute provides that when any person shall have cause of suit under the act, and shall make affidavit that he or she is not worth $100 clear estate, the chancellor may, at his discretion, assign to such poor person a solicitor and counsel to prosecute such cause, who, together with all other officers, shall perform their respective duties without fee or…