Bird v. Henke

Esther B. and Arthur Franklin Bird were married on October 7, 1908. After raising three sons and a daughter to maturity they were divorced on May 3, 1951, at the respective ages of 64 and 65. Their decree of divorce, entered by default upon the motion of Mrs. Bird, provided:

“It is Further Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that the property settlement agreement heretofore entered into- by the plaintiff and the defendant be and the same hereby is in all respects confirmed and ratified;

“It is Further by the Court Considered, Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that the plaintiff be and she hereby is…