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· 1/7/1907

Jenkins v. Maier

Citations

  • 118 La. 130
  • 42 So. 722
  • 1907 La. LEXIS 681

Syllabus

<p>1. Divorce — Adultery—Pleading.</p> <p>The üme ancl place of the adultery relied on as a ground for divorce must be alleged, as also the name of the accomplice; otherwise, same cannot be proved.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For cases in point, see Cent. Dig. vol. 17, Divorce, § 299.]</p> <p>2. Husband and Wipe — Pababhernal Funds — Use by Husband.</p> <p>The use of the paraphernal funds of the wife by the husband during the marriage creates a debt on his part, which she may sue for at any time, without having to ask for a dissolution of the community.</p> <p>3. Divobce — Jurisdiction — Moneyed Demand.</p> <p>Though the divorce in this case is denied, yet this court has jurisdiction of the moneyed demand accompanying said suit; the demand being “a matter arising” in the suit for divorce.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>

How courts have described this case

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  • “[a]lthough Plaintiff does ‘lump the two defendants together’ in her complaint, the claims against them are neither substantially interdependent nor instances of concerted misconduct”
  • “The definition of a benefit is extremely broad. Thus, even a very slight advantage is sufficient to constitute consideration.”

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