New York Court of Appeals

Alfred N. Beadleston, Appellant v. Mary E. Beadleston, Respondent

October 29, 1886103 N.Y. 402

Summary

The Court of Appeals reversed the lower courts' orders granting the wife an additional allowance for counsel fees and expenses incurred, holding that such an allowance is unauthorized absent a showing that the payment is necessary to enable her to further carry on or defend the divorce action.