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Pearce v. PearcePearce v. Pearce

Supreme Court of Alabama
Dec 20, 1901
Reporters:
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Before:
Sharpe
SHARPE, J.-

— What in briefs for appellant is conceded to be ‍​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‍the only question necessary to be passed on in this appeal has been settled adversely to appellant by decisions of ‍​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‍this court Avhich maintain that equity *222will in a proper case enforce in favor of tlie wife a claim for her support ‍​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‍out of the estate of her husband without and independently of proceedings for a divorce. See cases cited in brief for ‍​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‍appellee, viz.: Murray v. Murray, 84 Ala. 363; Hinds v. Hinds, 80 Ala. 225; Wray v. Wray, 33 Ala. 187; Mims v. Mims, 33 Ala. 98; Glover v. Glover, 16 Ala. 440. ‍​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‍We adhere to those decisions and affirm the chancery court’s decision.

Case Details

Case Name: Pearce v. Pearce
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Dec 20, 1901
Citations: 31 So. 85; 132 Ala. 221; 1901 Ala. LEXIS 194
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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