Supreme Court of Arkansas December 17, 1906 (Shirey v. Hill)

lead-opinion

Wood, J.,

(after stating the facts.) Alimony, in general terms, “is the allowance which a husband pays by order of court to his wife while living separate from him.” 2 Bishop, Marriage, Divorce and Separation, § § 1385-6.

A separate suit for alimony, under our statute, may be maintained, and is cognizable, only in a court of equity. Kirby’s Digest, § 2675; Wood v. Wood, 54 Ark. 172.