Black v. Black

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, J.:

This was an action for divorce. The trial court heard the evidence, granted the wife a divorce from defendant because of his cruelty, divided the small amount of property they had between them, and gave the wife an award of alimony in the sum of $3,600, to be paid by defendant at $50 per month. Defendant has appealed, and complains solely of the alimony award.

The parties were married in 1912. They reared three children, who are grown and married, with homes of their own. At some time while they were married plaintiff inherited $500. This was…