Abrams v. Abrams

The parties were married in April 1956. Of happiness they tasted naught. The appellant (Abrams) turned out to be a great disappointment to his bride (appellee) not so much that he was not rich but because he had no desire to get rich. He wanted to be a teacher.

Abrams’ father had been successful in business and in 1956 he was an executive of Meadowgold Ice Cream Company. He provided about half of the purchase price of the home the young ■couple moved into after their marriage and he persuaded Meadowgold to employ the groom as assistant sales manager. Unfortunately, Abrams, Sr. died in May…