Perkins v. Perkins

Jul 21, 1862
Reporters:
,
Before:
Martin
Martin Ch. J.:

The order in this case is interlocutory, and from ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍it no appeal lies. See Enos v. Sutherland, 9 Mich. 148; Ballard v. Green, Ibid. 222. The decree of alimony vests in the wife no absolute right to ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍the allowance, as it may be changed from time to time, and reduced or enlarged in the discretion of the Court:— Comp. L. § 3249; Rogers ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍v. Vines, 6 Ired. 293; Wheeler v. Wheeler, 18 Ill. 39; Sheafe v. Laighton, 36 N. H. 240; Miller v. Miller, 6 Johns. Ch. 91. Whether the decree would be changed or modified depends ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍upon the action of-the Court upon the coming in of the Commissioner’s report; and until some final action upon the report, no ‍‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‍appeal lies.

The appeal must be dismissed, with costs.

The other Justices concurred.