Collins v. Collins

From a decree of divorce with alimony in favor of the complainant, an appeal is taken to this court by the defendant. Defendant claims:(1) There was no ground for divorce; and (2) that, if there was, the amount of alimony is excessive.

In his oral opinion the trial judge described the condition of the plaintiff as follows:

“She is now an invalid. She is afflicted with a rheumatic trouble wherein her arms are crippled. Her limbs or lower extremities are drawn back. She cannot raise her body on her feet. ‘ She is brought in this courtroom in a wheel chair, an invalid’s chair; and that has not…