WINBORNE, Chief Justice.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether or not a suit for alimony without divorce under G.S. § 50-16 is one in which a clerk of the Superior Court can enter a judgment by default and inquiry as provided by G.S. § 1-209 et seq. The answer is "No".
A brief history of the alimony without divorce law in this State shows that prior to 1872 there were no statutes allowing alimony without divorce, but in proper
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