Stein v. Stein’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 9 state decisions

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1. “This ruling does not leave the wife helpless if because of destitute circumstances she is entitled to be maintained during the period she seeks to exercise her right of appeal. It is within her power to refuse to accept the alimony awarded her and to apply to the trial court for an allowance of alimony and suit money to enable her to prosecute her appeal, and in the event of a denial of her application by the lower court she may seek such relief in this court. Morgan v. Morgan, 25 App. D.C. 389 ; Bernsdorff v. Bernsdorff, 26 App. D.C. 228 ; Lane v. Lane, 26 App. D.C. 235 , 6 Ann. Cas. 683. However, instead of doing this appellant elected to accept the benefits of the decree in question and at the same time to challenge its correctness by an appeal. This she cannot do.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 140 N.J. Super. 517 - Tassie v. Tassie

2. “It is held by the authorities without exception, so far as we can discover, `where a divorce is granted against the wife to whom an award of alimony is made, that, by accepting the alimony, she is precluded from taking and prosecuting an appeal from the decree of divorce.' 2 Am. Jur. § 219, p. 981.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 140 N.J. Super. 517 - Tassie v. Tassie