Gouthro v. Winstanley

This action, brought by the divorced wife of Fred H. Gouthro, deceased, against the administrator of his estate, presents the question of whether an award for the wife’s support made in an Illinois decree of divorce and therein designated as alimony was in fact an award in gross—gross alimony payable in installments—and therefore an obligation surviving the death of the husband. The trial court gave judgment in favor of defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The divorce was granted to the wife (as cross-complainant) on the ground of cruelty on December 26,1923. Prior to filing of the action the…