Hunt v. Barker

Defendant, the divorced husband of plaintiff, appeals as of right from the trial court’s order requiring adherence to the terms of the judgment for dissolution of marriage entered in Illinois on October 12, 1978. Defendant also appeals from the lower court’s denial of his motion for new trial.

Pursuant to paragraph 5 of the parties’ divorce judgment and property settlement, defendant had agreed to pay plaintiff $75,625 in 121 monthly installments. Defendant complied with the terms of the judgment until December 1979, at which time plaintiff remarried. Defendant justified the subsequent…