Leonard v. Kleitz

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

This was an action to recover on a judgment for child support rendered in a divorce action in Missouri. The plaintiff filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings, for the total amount of the weekly installments unpaid during the five-year period immediately prior to the filing of the action. From an order sustaining this motion the defendant appeals. The question is whether recovery was barred by the statute of limitations.

Brief statement of the facts will suffice. Velma Mae Kleitz was granted a divorce from Carl L. Kleitz in Jackson county,…