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Court of Session Inner House First Division.
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Facts:
John Scroggie, tobacco pipe manufacturer, Glasgow, brought an action of divorce against his wife. The Lord Ordinary ( Adam), after proof led, assoilzied the wife, and Scroggie reclaimed against this judgment. A short time before the proof the Lord Ordinary had made an interim award of £10 to the wife towards expenses of process. Before the reclaiming note came on for hearing she presented a note to the Inner House asking a further award. It was stated for her that she had still an untaxed amount of Outer House expenses, amounting to about £40, and her counsel now asked an award of £50, or at least that the said expenses should be taxed and decree for the amount thereof awarded. Counsel for Scroggie submitted that as he had had to aliment his wife since the Lord Ordinary's judgment, and was in poor circumstances, and had a family dependent on him, £10 would be enough.
The Lords made an interim award to the wife of £15.
Counsel for Pursuer (Reclaimer)— M'Kechnie. Agent— Thomas Carmichael, S.S.C.
Counsel for Defender (Respondent)— Rhind. Agent— Wm. Officer, S.S.C.