Botkin v. Botkin

Murphy, Justice.

This proceeding was brought by the defendant husband, Donal B. Botkin, to reduce the amount of alimony required to be paid plaintiff, Helen C. Botkin, under a stipulation embodied in a final divorce decree. The subsequent order of the trial court allowing a reduction in monthly payments is appealed by his wife on the ground that the court abused its discretion and erred as a matter of law in granting a reduction in any amount.

The parties were married on June 8, 1927. The wife was granted a default divorce on January i, 1951, on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. There…