SPARKS v. SPARKS

No. 52853.

768 S.W.2d 563 (1989)

Kathleen Elaine SPARKS, Respondent, v. Roger B. SPARKS, Appellant.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, En Banc.

Application to Transfer Denied May 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore S. Schechter, Ellen F. Watkins, Cynthia Ann Dobel, St. Louis, for appellant.

Irl B. Baris, St. Louis, for respondent.


CARL R. GAERTNER, Judge.

Husband appeals from an award of temporary maintenance pendente lite, attorneys fees, and expenses in a dissolution action. We find the court erred in granting affirmative relief to wife while she concealed information concerning her alleged attempt to hire a contract killer to murder her husband by invocation of her fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination and we reverse and remand.

I

Wife's petition for dissolution...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases