Purcell v. Purcell

Mar 13, 1838
Reporters:
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Before:
Observed
The Vice-Chancellor observed :

If a husband will come into this ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍court, complaining of his wife, either for a divorce or a separation, and the wife chooses to make a defence ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍denying, under oath, the grounds of the bill, he must expect to furnish her with money to enable her to ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍make her defence, and with suitable support during the litigation ; and it is no excuse for the husband ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍that his condition and circumstances will not allow of his making such provision. He must either make it or abandon ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‍the suit.

Mr. Samuel H. Platt, for the petitioner, the wife.

Mr. Judah, for the complainant.