The issue is whether a wife, still living in a common dwelling with her husband, may bring an action for separate maintenance and also prosecute a motion for temporary alimony and counsel fees in such action. The wife in this case did precisely that, and defendant husband appeals. Having obtained an order for temporary alimony and a counsel fee, the wife has since moved from the marital residence into an apartment of her own.
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