Blumenthal v. Blumenthal

Here we have a situation in which the wife had grounds for divorce a vinculo matrimonii but elected to sue the husband only for alimony. He does not contend that his wife failed to establish him guilty of the conduct charged. Instead he claims the “clean hands” maxim of equity bars the wife from any relief, that her conduct amounts to constructive desertion and that she has sufficient assets of her own to make alimony not properly allowable. The wife is equally unhappy with the chancellor’s decree in this case. She has appealed, contending that alimony of $17,000.00 per year is insufficient…