Booth v. Crompton

CROCKETT, Justice:

Plaintiff, Joann E. Booth, brought this action in our District Court for delinquencies in support payments founded on a decree of divorce filed July 9, 1969, in the Circuit Court of Clackamas County, Oregon. The court found the delinquencies to be $11,220.65 and entered judgment for that amount.

Defendant does not question his obligation under the Oregon decree, nor the accuracy of the computation of his delinquencies thereunder. His argument is that because the plaintiff accepted public welfare assistance from the state of Oregon in supporting the children when some of his…