Hogarty v. Hogarty

The plaintiff appeals from an order denying his motion to modify an interlocutory decree of divorce.

Appellant, William E. Hogarty, and respondent, Mary E. Hogarty, were married January 11, 1892, and on July 10, 1918, appellant commenced a suit for divorce on the grounds of desertion and extreme cruelty. On April 3, 1919, an interlocutory decree was granted on the ground of extreme cruelty alone, and on April 6, 1920, the court entered its final decree of divorce. No appeal from either judgment was taken.

On March 18, 1919, appellant and respondent entered into an agreement settling their…