Miller v. Miller

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff was granted a divorce from the defendant because of his extreme cruelty to the plaintiff. From the judgment awarding alimony to her she appeals.

The divorce was not contested by the defendant. There was a contest concerning the alimony. At the time the action was tried the defendant owned property valued at about $53,000. *705The plaintiff as alimony was awarded property valued at about $10,000. They had been married about a year. The defendant had been previously married and had two children living by his first wife. At the time…