McCarthy v. McCarthy

Todd, Justice.

Proceedings brought by Agnes McCarthy to amend an original decree of divorce so as to allot to her an award of alimony although the decree did not clearly designate a specific award of alimony to her. From an order granting plaintiff alimony, defendant appeals. We reverse the order of the lower court.

The original action for divorce was commenced in October 1957. In August 1958, a stipulation was entered into between the parties, paragraph 2 of which provided:

“That defendant shall pay to plaintiff the sum of $240.00 per month as and for maintenance and support of plaintiff and…