Clarke v. Clarke

The appeal presents two questions: (1) Was the evidence sufficient to sustain the decree. (2) Should alimony have been awarded. Appellee receives $60 a month as a Spanish American war pension allowance. Pending the determination of this appeal the pension bureau has remitted only $30 monthly to appellee, the balance to be paid either to the wife or the husband as equities may be determined by judgment of this court.

The parties were married in 1903 and have six children, all of whom are of age. The complaint alleges that separation occurred in 1934. In 1937 appellee (who had lived with his…