Simmons v. . Simmons

Nov 17, 1926
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam.
Pee CueiaM.

This is an action to have a reasonable subsistence and counsel fees ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍paid or secured to the plaintiff from the estate or earnings of the defendant, her husband, as provided in 3 C. S., 1667. The ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍plaintiff’s motion was heard upon the pleadings, the affidavits, and the oral testimony, and it was adjudged that the defendant pay the plaintiff’s attorneys ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍$100 for their services, and that he pay into the office of the clerk $35 a month for the benefit of the plaintiff and her child. The judgment must be ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍affirmed upon the authority of decisions heretofore rendered, there being no charge of adultery against the plaintiff. McManus v. McManus, 191 N. C., 740; Price v. Price, 188 ‍​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‍N. C., 640; Barbee v. Barbee, 187 N. C., 538; Anderson v. Anderson, 183 N. C., 139.

Affirmed.