Wilson v. Atwood

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

This case is here upon a writ of error issued to the municipal court of the District of Columbia.

It appears that the parties, Elwood M. Wilson and Elsie Mae Atwood, were husband and wife, and on April 6,1929, they executed a written contract for a separation, wherein they recited that differences and disputes had arisen between them, and that they intended to live apart from each other during the remainder of their natural lives. In the contract it is recited that the husband wishes to maintain his wife according to his income and station in life, and, among other…