Glasco v. Glasco

This is a controversy over alimony. The petitioner, in 1926, obtained in this court a final decree of divorce from the defendant. No provision for alimony was contained in the final decree or in the decree nisi. Five years later, petitioner gave notice to defendant that she would apply to the court for an order for alimony. Thereupon, the parties reached an agreement for alimony in gross. The agreement was submitted to the court and resulted in an order which recited: "It appearing to the court that the provisions of the said agreement are for the benefit of the petitioner and should be…