Johnson v. Johnson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, Esther Jennie Johnson, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 29th day of November, 1911, denying the plaintiff’s motion for counsel fees.
1Opinion of the Court
Hirschberg, J.:
In. 1902 the plaintiff executed a written separation agreement with her husband, the defendant Wilbur C. Johnson, and the defendant John F. Carson as trustee, whereby it was provided, *307among other things, that the said Wilbur 0. Johnson would pay the sum of twenty-five dollars each week for her support and maintenance, and whereby she agreed to accept said sums in full satisfaction for her support, maintenance and all alimony whatsoever. This action is brought to cancel or modify said agreement in so far as it limits her to said sum of twenty-five dollars, and to increase that…
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