Janvrin v. Janvrin

Jun 5, 1879
Reporters:
Before:
Bingham
Bingham, J.

Upon any decree of divorce, the court may order the husband ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‍to pay the wife such sum of money as maybe deemed just, even when a divorce is decreed against her, and she ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‍is not entitled to a divorce against him. Gen. St., c. 163. s. 12; Sheafe v. Sheafe, 24 N. H. 564; Sheafe v. Laighton, 36 N. H. 240; 2 Bish. Mar. & Div., s. ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‍378.

Evidence as to the conduct of the parties toward each other, and the value of the husband’s estate, was competent on the ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‍question of alimony. Gen. St., c. 163, s. 12. His duty to support her was properly considered in determining the amount of alimony. 2 Bish. Mar. & Div., s. 369; Morrison v. ‍​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‍Morrison, 49 N. H. 73.

Exceptions overruled.

Stanley, J., did not sit: the others concurred.