Gaffny v. Gaffny

This appeal involves the question as to whether or not a court of equity may adjudicate the amount of alimony in arrears, which alimony was ordered to be paid in installments under a previous final decree of divorce, and enter judgment for the amount of such arrearages and order execution to issue thereon.

There are other questions presented and argued, but we deem the above to be the only question in the case which need detain us.

On January 18, 1935, appellee, Blanche E. Gaffny, obtained a final decree of divorce against the appellant, John F. Gaffny, in the Circuit Court for Dade County. In…