Davis v. Davis

MILLER, Associate Justice.

On October 29, 1925, appellant was granted a divorce a mensa et thoro from his wife, appellee herein, by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (now the District Court of the United States). The wife was awarded custody of the minor daughter and alimony in the sum of $300 per month.

Under section 73, Title 14, D.C.Code, 1929, the lower court retained jurisdiction of the cause for future modification of its decree in respect to alimony and custody. 2

In 1929 appellant filed a petition in the same case praying that the decree of October 29, 1925, be set aside or…