Esslinger v. Esslinger

Appellant is the divorced wife of defendant and she is appealing from a decision of the Oakland county circuit court which granted her a weekly alimony of $100, plus child support. We are asked to reconsider the evidence adduced at the trial, and additional evidence which, when taken together, would result in an increase in alimony to appellant to a suggested $200 per week.

The facts in the case may be stated concisely. Appellant alleged mental cruelty in her complaint for divorce. Appellee answered with a denial of her complaint, but chose not to offer proofs at the trial with the result…