Stubbs v. Stubbs

May 24, 1924, plaintiff was granted a final decree of divorce in the State of New York which, contained an order that defendant pay $20 per week alimony. Plaintiff brings an action at law in Michigan for judgment for the amount owing on the decree. It is stipulated that the amount due and owing is the sum of $17,500. The trial court awarded plaintiff a judgment in the amount named.

Defendant appeals and contends that: First, under the New York statute, section 1170 of the Civil Practice Act enacted in 1920, as amended in 1925, the court which rendered the decree herein has the inherent power…