Harris v. Harris

WALLACE, Justice.

This is a suit by the former wife to recover delinquent contractual alimony payments and a one-half interest in the husband’s military retirement benefits. Appellant pleaded a number of defenses including statute of limitations, laches, res judicata, failure of consideration and discharge in bankruptcy. Judgment was for appellee for unpaid alimony and military retirement benefits which accrued subsequent to appellant’s discharge in bankruptcy and for attorney’s fees.

The parties were divorced on October 20, 1970. The divorce decree recited that the parties had entered into an…