Coxe v. Coxe

The Chancellor:

1. It is said that the contract here sued on was merged in the judgment of divorce rendered by the Nevada court and therefore that what the bill in reality seeks is the specific enforcement of the Nevada decree. This is not a correct view of the matter. The applicable language of the Nevada decree is quoted in the statement of facts. That language instead of merging the contract into a judgment appears to me to perpetuate it as a living instrument. The decree directs the parties to carry it out. The complainant, then, has rights under the contract as distinguished from the…