Legal Opinion

St. Martin v. Lewis

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 16, 1959No. 43584PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMITER, Justice.

Plaintiff, Dr. Roy J. St. Martin, is appealing from a decision on a rule by which he seeks to modify a divorce judgment obtained against his wife, Mrs. Gladys Lewis St. Martin, to the extent of reducing the alimony fixed therein for the support of such defendant and their minor son.

In 1955 the wife instituted a suit for separation from bed and board, she alleging abandonment. Answering, the husband admitted the abandonment; also, he agreed to pay the sum of $625 per month for the support of his wife and child. Additionally, he agreed that “ * * * if his child becomes ill that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Smith v. SmithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
  2. Brown v. HarrisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
  3. Fortier v. GelpiSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1940
  4. Rabun v. RabunSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
  5. Stabler v. StablerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Loe v. LoeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  2. Hardy v. BrodiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968

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