Case Name: COOLEDGE VS. COOLEDGE
Court: New York Court of Chancery
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1845-09-01
Citations: 1 Barb. Ch. 77
Docket Number: 
Parties: COOLEDGE VS. COOLEDGE.
Judges: 
Reporter: Barbour's Chancery Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 77–77

Head Matter:
COOLEDGE VS. COOLEDGE.
A decree of divorce in an adultery case may reserve to the wife, who is the complainant, the right to go before a master and get his report as to a proper allowance to her for alimony.
This was a motion for a decree of divorce in an adultery case. No report of a master having been obtained as to the amount of alimony proper to be allowed to the wife, who was the complainant;

Opinion:
A. C. Hand, for the complainant, asked the direction of the court on the subject.
The Chancellor
said that the decree might reserve to the complainant the right to go before a master and get his report as to a proper allowance to her for alimony; and that the decree might direct' the payment, of the amount which should be reported by the master, upon the coming in and confirmation of his report.