Cleghorn v. Cleghorn

Citations

• 66 Cal. 309
• 5 P. 516
• 1885 Cal. LEXIS 421

Syllabus

<p>Judge—Disqualification—Attorney for Party.—A judge is not disqualified from sitting at the trial of a cause, because, before bis election to the bench, he had been attorney for one of the parties in another action involving one of the issues in the case on trial.</p> <p>Practice—Special Issues—Divorce.—In an action for divorce, it is optional with the judge to submit special issues to the jury or not. His refusal to submit them will not be reviewed on appeal.</p> <p>Id.—Alimony—Discretion.—Pending an action for divorce, the court may, in its discretion, require the husband to pay to the wife any money necessary to enable her to prosecute or defend the action; and the appellate court will not interfere with such order, except in case of a clear abuse of discretion.</p>