Hawkins v. Hawkins

250 S.W.2d 817 (1952)

HAWKINS

v.

HAWKINS.

No. 28343.

St. Louis Court of Appeals, Missouri.

June 17, 1952.

Philip A. Foley, Clayton, for appellant.

C. Kenneth Thies, Clayton, for respondent.

WEBER, Special Judge.

This is an appeal by the defendant movant from an order below modifying a divorce decree for support and maintenance of two minor children, twelve and ten years of age, upon the theory that the amount as modified and the legal expenses and attorney's fee allowed were insufficient.

It is well settled that such cases are tried de novo upon appeal and therefore this court must review the facts.

A…